Recent content by Keptewe

About half of my 22 hens are moulting right now. They are still laying but at a slower rate. Mostly they just look like Sunday dinner running around the yard! lol

Newbie here. We got our hens this morning and they are safely settled in their new coop. These girlies will be free range. How soon can we safely let them out to explore their new surroundings? Will they figure out how to come home on their own?

I am an absolute newbie on a steep learning curve when it come to chickens. My husband built a lovely coop for our full grown hens and rooster. He built the nesting boxes with flaps to access from the outside (hole in the wall). Unfortunately, they are about 4 feet off the ground. My reading...