Your right it looks gross in the picture but that’s not the whole pen. If you look close to the top you can see where the gray sand starts that is under the coop and the the right side of the coop is pea gravel. In front of the chickens, you can’t see in the picture, is what we call a leaf bed...
We have 5 hens and 1 rooster, with our buff Orpington in the top of the pecking order. We got them at 4 weeks old and they are all 15 weeks now. All of a sudden our dominque (who I beleave was 3rd in the pecking order) today started chasing and pecking everyone. She never did this before. When I...
we have 5 hens and one rooster the all go in the coop at night by themselves but for some reason the rooster stays on the floor of the coop. Nothing seems wrong with him but I have noticed he doesn’t try to get to higher spots like the hens. Is this normal or is he maybe afraid of Heights...
Hey wanted to give an update. It’s been almost a week since I took the last set of picture. Her the Cochin is again and I can certainly see more development. So what do you all say.