My Barred Rocks starting laying about a month ago and tonight I did not make it out to the coop to get the eggs until after dark. The temps are below freezing and the eggs feel frozen to me. Will they still be ok?
Edited to add: The temp is about 30...maybe the egg is just really cold and it...
I had the nesting boxes on 5" runners and a roost pole that they never seemed to use. They started sleeping in the nesting boxes along with pooping in them.
So...I raised the nesting boxes onto posts, put on a slanted roof so they could not roost on them, and built a roosting ladder out of 2"...
Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is David and I live in Northern Virginia.
My father-in-law and a close friend both raise chickens and have been trying to get me to build a coop for years since we live on 6 acres. I finally took the plunge last month. I have spent the last...