Reading to them is not out of the question! Based on the suggestions of sitting with them, why not incorporate storytelling?! They do always follow me around when I am working outside, so maybe they are lacking my attention.
Thanks!
Thanks for the suggestions! I thought of music.....I will try that as well as spending some time in the coop with them. I have been bringing them treats, the fake eggs in the boxes and the extra lighting, nor have we forced them out. Sounds like some "chicken mediation time" is worth a try!
New member here in desperate need of answers and probably new chickens! A few months ago we had a hawk kill onevof our chickens. She was high in the pecking order and the other chickens saw it happen. They are all free range birds with a nice coop they can go in and out on their own. All 11 of...