I have a Jersey Black hen that spends all of her time in the nesting box, yet she rarely has an egg. If I force her out she seems to walk around fine, but will hop back in the box fairly quickly. Been going on for a few weeks.
I've checked her over and she doesn't seem egg bound, but I am...
I'll be getting my first birds in the spring and have been looking at both bantams and Jersey giants. Would having such a large size difference in the coop cause problems; would the bantams get beat up, or hurt from being stepped on?
I live in East Central Iowa.
I'm moving in the spring and will be able to have chickens at the new location.
I have a 8' x 8' yard shed that I want to convert into a chicken coop so I have been looking all over for information about what a chicken coop needs. I hope to get some work done on...