My juvenile chickens have been outdoors for 2 to 3 months and HAD quickly caught-on to the practice of them returning INTO the coop every evening at dusk and roosting there. I go lock them in around dusk. However, For about a week now, instead of going IN the coop at dusk, they go ON the coop...
I live in Monroe Connecticut and we have a very progressive Right To Farm Ordinance which includes Raising Chickens and Poultry. Perhaps Your Town could use something like this::
Chapter 278. FARMING
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Monroe as indicated in article histories...
This is a pic of my 1-week-old Barred Rock/Barred Plymouth Rock chicks. Only 1 is supposed to be a rooster and we believe it is the lighter one on the right. We noticed that his beak was without any black spots, and he has noticably more white-from his chin all under to his butt.
10-day-old...