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I have two youngish Barred Rocks. They live in a 12 ft sq coop with two attached nest boxes connected to a 20 ft enclosed run. Until today, no sign of egg laying. The only odd behavior I was dealing with was a refusal to roost at night. I moved them, nightly from the nest box to the roost where...

Thanks for the replies! They do go in the coop at night. They just keep snuggling in the nesting box rather than going on the roost bar. I'm sure they can get up there, as they love to hang out on the various branches I have hanging in the run. I guess I'll plan to just dig the mulch out of...

I have had my tiny flock of two for about a month now and have an assortment of questions! So, hopefully this is the correct forum. The girls were started pullets when they arrives - so somewhere about 4-5 months old. 1) How long does it normally take to train the chickens to use the roost...

Oh, and is there any way to retrofit additional safety layers... Short of tearing down the whole run. Specifically I was thinking of some sort of electric zapper

Hi! A friend was helping me put together a run and coop for my soon to be arriving chickens. The coop looks really solid. The run has welded wire dug into a two foot trench around. However, for some reason, he made the decision to only use welded wire on the bottom three feet of the run. Above...

Thanks all! Will definitely talk about running hardware cloth over the whole run and look into apron vs burying. Poop shelf sounds good too. I'm wary about going much larger with the coop, both due to cost and keeping a low profile. We live in Georgia, so snow is thankfully rare. Maybe I can...

Chicken novice here. I've been working with a friend, who is excellent with woodworking, and we are coming up with a plan to safely house my small chicken flock. I'd love any critiques and answers to a few questions: Priorities are: Safely house 3-4 chickens in a suburban/rural environment...

Thank you for the feedback! I should have mentioned we have a 6 year old daughter as well. Are the barred rocks significantly different in their interaction with kids? I think the reason my husband has such a pull towards them is we have a stunning picture of my daughter at age 3 with her...

Oh, and I'm a bit confused by your last paragraph. (I confuse easily) We are excellent pet owners, so yes, the coop will be totally secure, well maintained, and the birds will be diligently locked in each night. Are the risks you mention just less likely during the day?

Ok, may be totally overthinking this, but we are planning our backyard, suburban micro flock (2-3 chickens) and I want to get it right! We are looking for some good chickens for backyard egg laying and pets. Top characteristics - quiet, friendly, egg laying, not great flyers (i.e. good pets...

Whoops! Messed up my registration, so I had to create a new account. But, it's me. Thank you for the advise. Here is a picture of the pen from the street: It actually looks closer in real life. We are doing some landscaping, and all that dirt will either be grass or mulched beds with...