My RIR girls are 15 weeks and two out of three are starting to redden up. I know that artificial light is recommended to promote laying, but I'm more interested in what's natural, not what produces more eggs, probably at the expense of hen well-being. Since I live in Zone 5 and the days are...
I have three 15-week-old Rhode Island Red hens in a mobile coop that's been in the same place for about four weeks. I let the hens range free for most of every day, and they always go back to their coop when they're frightened and to roost at night. I want to move the coop today but I'm afraid...