Hub was clearing some berry vines in the backyard and found four eggs that the girls had obviously laid at some point. We've had the hens since March and honestly didn't let them out of their yard for about three weeks to a month after getting them. I know you can keep eggs on the counter for...
They're all Rhode Island Reds...when I open the door to their yard to let them wander the backyard, they all usually come running. Tonight, she stayed in the coop and wouldn't budge. This is my first time raising chickens, so I'm not so sure I'd know what to look for when it comes to the being...
I have six girls, no rooster. The last couple of days one of the hens will sit in the nesting box that the majority of girls use and when I try to get her to move she pecks at me. Why is she doing this all of a sudden and what can I do to change that behavior?