The folks at a local farm and feed said NOT to leave the chickens in overnight, as many folks have lost their poultry/fowl to predators digging their way underneath. That's all I needed to hear.
Anyone that lives in western Washington (state), check out KIS Farm in Redmond, WA. Great place...
Hi, I live in Western WA. I just moved, so the girls don't have their coop, currently, but I purchased a chicken tractor for them. Since I've been here (three weeks), I have taken them out each night to put them in separate cages in the garage, however, this is a lot of work, as you can...
Hi, I see that you are in Western WA as well. I just moved to Snohomish so the girls don't have their coop, currently, but I purchased a chicken tractor for them. Since I've been here I have taken them out each night to put them in separate cages in the garage, however, this is a lot of work...
All five girls were laying, then one became broody, she is now laying on 3 (hopefully fertilized) eggs. The situation is, why have the other 4 stopped laying? Granted, the broody hen is mostly staying in one of the nest boxes, though there are two others available in the coop. I've checked...