I'm trying to figure that out. If I do that, my 21 hens will have 16 sqft, but I will cover up the front totally. If I close all the screens, they will only have about 3sqft, but would be open to the other 16x12 porch.
Hey guys! I have my coop in 1/3 of my screened porch, that I mostly stay in. It's starting the time to plastic of my screens, so I'm wondering what would be better.
In preface, the coop is 8x12', with the screened in area of,(at the moment), of 4x28, so they have plenty of ventilation now...
Actually, she was in with 5 'colored' egg layers from a store, so I don't know. The sex link came from the first batch I bought and 2 of them were rsl's. Makes me wonder now, because I got a silver laced Wyandotte in the mix too
Right. They were the only 2 in that box. From about 6am- 9am, I'm out here with them, so I don't get it.
I've seen this for the last couple of days, and thought I was nuts,lol.
I check the boxes first thing in the morning. Also, I'm always out on my porch, and this nest box is maybe 15 ft away from me, so that's not it. Not to mention, I'm getting 2 a day.
Due to all the rain this week, I've had the opportunity to watch my hens lately. I have a few 'green' egg layers, but the only one I've seen laying is my starlight green egger. Well, today, she went to the box and laid. Right after my, I thought one of my red sex links laid also. When I...