I was given a few 2 year old chickens a few days ago and their previous owner told me to keep them in the coop for 1 to 2 weeks before allowing them to free range with my other hens. When I let my older hens out, the newer hens want to go out too. Do I really need to wait 1 to 2 weeks?
My name is Cindy and my family was given 5 chickens about a month ago. We had 4 white leghorn hens and 1 white Wyandotte hen. About a week ago, on a Saturday afternoon, 3 hens went missing with no sign of attack. Not a single feather in the yard. On Sunday afternoon, we spotted a large coyote...