Thanks everyone!
My morning was probably the most stressful I've had in ages. All over 3 CHICKENS.
What has gotten into me?
I messaged my neighbor to go see if they had left the coop before lunch.
Nope. Still in the coop. I'm sure hungry & thirsty.
He went & looked again after lunch & BOOM...
They have lots of shade.
But I don't want them to be hungry or thirsty either.
I figured Mother Nature would eventually kick in & they would find the ground & start looking for food.
Good morning.
Thanks guys & gals for your posts.
The girls survived the night. Win #1. HAHA
I opened their pop door at first light this morning before I left for work.
I waited around awhile to see if they'd come out into their run. When I left, they were still inside the coop.
It's now 9:15...
Thanks guys & gals.
My wife & I are coming into this with low expectations.
With the stress of the move, cooler temps, & shorter days, I'm really not expecting much from my new hens.
At this point, my goal is to just keep them alive.
Hopefully by spring they'll be warmed up to us & their new...
I'm a brand new chicken owner.
So new, I got my first hens today around 2:00.
They belonged to my boss.
They weren't intergrated correctly to his flock, so he decided to give his newest 3 to me & he returned to his original flock of 7.
He told me these 3 were very standoffish from his...
This afternoon I get my first ever 3 chickens.
They're full grown & laying, moving from one farm to my farm.
Their tractor & coop is ready for them.
I've bought & put nest pads down in the nests. I've placed hay in the floor area of the coop.
Should I put more bedding (hay) in the nests, or just...
Interesting.
Maybe the links just don't work.
Surely Texas has some threads, so I clicked on it.
Takes me right back to the general forum page.
Any state I click on, takes me here (see pic).
@aart Thanks for the welcome.
Also thanks for the info.
I clicked on my state (Arkansas) but it just takes me right back to the general Forums page. Doesn't link me to anything that is specific to my state.
So, I clicked on Alabama, just to see if there was a difference, & the same thing...