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I actually came here to ask the same question! Since my boys are virtual learning now, I added shop class to the curriculum. We built a 3 seater for the ladies and no one wants anything to do with it. I have debated if it was the swing height or maybe trying to teach old hens new tricks!

Hey all. I live in the central west part of IN flock of RIR ,Productin Red, Barred Rock and most recently Ameraucana! Glad to see this thread. Hope you all are bundled down for the next round of winter!

I use diluted imitation vanilla from the grocery store, spray the walls of the interior of the coop. Smells like cookies and the flies hate it! Win win!

Thanks! She got up to eat today when I was out there and apparently she has some help! There were 4 eggs in there!

Hey all. quick question. i have 10 birds i let free range during the daylight hours and lock up at night. one of my RIR has gone broody and i think is sitting on an egg! BUT IF she hatches it, do i need to pull the chick inside (with 6 other chicks i have)? or will daylight ranging be sufficient...

Need help! Any advice on having free rangers AND a large garden? Fence one or the other? Clip wings? Thanks!

My chickens always stay around the coop in the yard, the coop door is open up to 10 hours a day

Lol that that's what I've been doing! Lol they eat and go back in so I make a point to throw scratch farther and farther from the coop lol

Hey everyone! Spring has sprung! BUT I have some "indoor" chickens. Their coop door is open 10 hours a day for them to free range. But they won't come out side for more than 5 minutes at a time! How do I get them more interested in being out!?

Idk how to start a new post and not just reply but... We got our first egg! We have RIR and a RIR/White Rock

Hey everyone! Random question. If I have 5-6 chickens how often should I expect to clean the coop. Once a day? Once every 2 days? Sand litter btw thank you!

Yep new to chickens. Just bought a house last year and just getting my farm started. Chickens and Huge garden first, then hopefully turkey's and possibly pigs to follow

How deep is the sand in your coop?

I am getting 4-5 cross bred RIR/ white rock hens and a rooster of the same kind. I hope they make it too! BUT my land is a island way out here in farm land and there are zero predators or animals at all for that matter. When we moved out here we threw old bread in the yard and it just molded...

Hey all. Getting my chicks end of this week. RIR and White Rock. I'm outside Hillsboro

Yep I am getting 2-3 month old birds. So it will be a lot easier to get this off the ground lol thanks for the info!

Chickens are coming soon and my intent is to let them free range and close them off at night in the coop. but should i leave them in the coop for a while at first, and what next? just jump straight into free ranging? or should i yard them off first? Thanks!