I have 3 hens and 2 sleeping outside on the roosting bar the smaller hen in the coop with a roosting bar lower than the outside one. I’m pretty sure there’s no bugs in there because the little hen inside but big hens not? What should I do
I feed my hen who isn’t laying that is 4-5 months layer feed oyster shells and corn grits and mealworms and she eats it ONLY when the other chickens are not. I have 2 feeding stations and lots of food scraps on the ground and food that they spilled. I always see her eat and dig but why when I...
Can I feed layer feed to my hen who is around 4-5 months old but hasn’t started laying. I think she’s staring to call like the other two hens and sometimes lay in the nest herself but didn’t lay any eggs. The other 2 hens are laying already so I’m wondering if I can feed it to the younger hen...
Changed the coop a bit is it better?
Added a wooden roof and roosting bar in the coop also removed the ladder with only a roost now. Also added more hay in the run and made a wooden nesting box instead of the foam! And a bit more ventilation not much tho but I keep the door open a little Spent...
So today spent whole afternoon changing the coop. Adding a wood roof with tarp on it so run is dry. Will add more ventilation tmrw and nesting box made of wood. I added a small roosting bar for coop and a big one for the run but I’ll let them out in the run since it’s predator proof. What do think?
Been 4 days since I gave them layer chicken feed from tsc but the hen (the one who gets picked on) eats it but I feel it’s crop still very flat? What should I do
Does anyone know how to get my chicken to fly on me and sit on me and want me to pet them.. because my chicken don’t rlly run away from me and she loves to sit on me and won’t get down unless I put her down. But I try and train her to come up on me instead of me getting her and I saw other ppl...
Is it ok if I let them out at 7:30 ish and feed them water and food in the run and let them in the run. But there’s no grass in it. But after 6 hours I’ll come back from school and let them free range for 4-5 hours cuz of predators. Or while I’m at school should I let them free range all day...
I made a list what I should change:
- more ventilation
- change the nesting boxes
- add straw in front of the door
- extend the down spout
anything else to add?
see previous threads for pics
Today I got my hens chicken feed (first time) and they were so happy eating it. And then while I sat down, the smallest hen who gets picked and feathers kinda fell off saw my older hen on me on suddenly flew on me and sat down on me :0 and then I was petting her. Could this be a sign she getting...