Hi, We have been losing about a hen a month over the last 3 months. Ages vary from about 2 years old on up to 7 years old. There doesn't seem to be any adverse behavior leading up to it, I'm just finding them dead in the coop. There is always food and water available, they sometimes free...
I forgot that detail, I do have a light in the coop for warmth. We've had a few days of rain and they didn't even come out of the roost box recently, we'll see what happens today. Thanks a lot for the replies.
Hi I've got some ~6 week old chicks that I moved out to the coop a little over a week ago. They managed to work their way out of the roost box on a few days when the weather was decent but have not seemed to figure out how to get back in or that they'll have a much more comfortable night if...
I just put my ~5 week old chicks out in the coop this weekend (eastern long island, ny, 30s-40s at night, 50s during day, windy). I have a 100w bulb in there and for peace of mind I put my external temp. sensor for my weather station in there with them so I can monitor their temp when I'm up in...