I have 5 28 wk old hens that have been laying about 6 wks now and 5 22 wk old girls that just started laying. My problem is the older hens won't let the new girls in the next boxes, even if it is a nest box they don't use. I have to kick the older girls out of the coop until my new one is...
1 of my 5 hens is laying from the roost. I think I know which one based on the color of the egg, but she stated out using the nest boxes and now for the last 4 or 5 days has been dropping eggs from the roost. What can I do to get her using the boxes again?
I need to set up a separate section in my coop/run for my new girls. Do I need to have a top on the new section or can I just divide an area with chicken wire to keep them separated for a few weeks. I am worried that the my big girls will fly in or the little ones will fly out and not be able...
I have an EE cockerel about 12wks old. I know it is a boy because of the feathering and over look of this bird, but we have not had any crowing yet and I was wondering when he would start showing an interest in our girls. We have 5 girls that are 18wks and the other 5 are 12wks.
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I have 8 4wk old chicks and live in North Florida. Can I move my chicks outside? The will NOT be in our main coop, but in a tractor by themselves, until they are big enough to be introduced to our big girls. Our current nighttime temps are no cooler than 70 degrees now and daytime temps can...
Today we integrated our 6 - 6wk old girls with our 5 - 12wk old girls. It seems to be going ok. They all moved to a new home today and have spent the last 2 weeks getting to know each other side by side in separate pens. I have one of the 6wk olds that seems to like to pull feathers out of...