I've just started giving my hens some supplemental lighting in their coop, which does not have food or water in it. The feeder and waterer are kept outside, under the coop. Since the ladies are now getting extra light in their confined coop, do I need to put some food or water in there? The...
I have a small backyard flock, 2 barred rocks and 4 black australorps. We got them as chicks kind of late, June 27th to be exact. I figured that would put them into laying mode around the end of November. Well, the lead hen, Braveheart, started right on schedule. But she's the only one that...