I am a first time chicken owner and two of my girls are now 23 weeks old (Buff Orpingtons) and will hopefully lay soon. I have made them a nesting box and even put a fake egg in it and it is in the coop. I have never seen them go in the coop during the day though. I am hoping they will go in...
I just got my girls last weekend and they seem to be getting used to me being around them. When I first got them they would run to the corner farthest from me. Now when I go out they stay about six feet away at all times, except when I am pouring their feed. What should I be doing to make...
Today I came home with 2 Buff Orpingtons and 2 Barred Rocks! I am so excited to finally have chickens! I read on here that they will need to stay in their coop for a week, and I just wanted to make sure that is correct. Should I leave their door open during the day and close it at night, or...