I even put a large branch with other offshoot branches that broke off a locust tree in the run about a month and a half ago, to see if they'd sit on it during the day (what I did when I got the rooster and hens from my Mom's friend, they didn't want to go in the coop with what was just 2 other...
Yes, they are laying. Another somewhat odd thing (compared to the other hens I got 3 years ago) they are laying a lot of double yolks, and I got a triple yolk last week, which I've read is really rare. Anyways, the main roost is like 8-10 feet long, so plenty of room for all of them as I've...
22 weeks old. They go in the coop about an hour or 2 after the 3 older ones, but until recently it was still light out. NY here, so its still not dark when they go in the coop but starting to get dusk. Older hens go in the coop around 6-7pm. Younger group goes inside around 8pm.
Hello. I raised 4 chicks this Spring, to go with the 3 older hens (3 years old) I have after my 3 oldsters passed away this past winter. Got a rooster and 3 hens. Kept them in the house from March until first week of June, then acclimated them to the other 3 and there weren't any early...
