I'm planning to build my first coop and I got this question for those who already have it done with two floors nests: do hens go to the upper nests or lower nests mostly? Or it varies depending on each hen/day/humor for example? My area here is quite larte and I could easly make all nests I...
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I have 9 hens 2 of them are very friendly and does't care about me around. They follow me actually. But the rest are very scared and/or shy. Everytime I arrive there they manage to run from away me screaming like crazy even when I'm feeding them! I have to set the feeder at the corner...
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I own 9 hens and 1 rooster. I'm thinking to buy 9 more (Sussex or Brahma) and another rooster. Their area won't be a problem: it's wide and well shaded. I'm just concern about their limits. Should I fence it so the roosters won't meet each other? Or just a deer net is enough to keep them...
My hens (9 total) only lay on one single nest. There are 4 others nests which looks similar or even better than that 1 they pick to lay their eggs. No big problem with that but 3 days ago one of the hens became broody and 2 days ago another one became broody and yesterday a thrid one also became...
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This is my very first post here. First I'd like to thank all members who share the ideas, informations, coop designs and everything else here. I've spenting almost a week reading/learning on both forums (new one and old one) of this website. By some reason this subject (hens, chickens...