We have 5 week old chickens that just moved to the coop. How do I train them that the coop is home and not the run? Every night we've been rounding up all 20 from the run into the coop and shutting the door on the run. Will they just eventually learn? The run is secured but I'd rather them...
Hi all! Building my 8x8 coop and have some very small cracks between my rough cut siding. Everything I read says the coop should be well ventilated to prevent humidity but not drafty in the winter. Please keep in mind these cracks are small and no predators could possibly breach my security...
New to chickens and BYC...we just got 20 1.5 week old pullets on Thursday. We are in the process of building our coop and wanted your opinion on where to put our feeder and waterer. Should we hang it inside the coop? Outside the coop? Or both? Our coop is 8x8 and our run will be 6x18. We...