I just wanted to give an update. After our 4 hens got away, we got 3 pullets. I built another coop for them. 2 of the hens that had escaped would come to our yard during the day (maybe because they saw and heard the young hens), but would hop the fence as soon as they saw us.
On one rainy...
Thank you everyone for your responses.
I did set up my dog's crate in my yard to see if I can trap them inside. But they haven't come back to my yard.
I built my coop with a chicken run. I don't have the measurements on me, but I did build it with enough space for 5 chickens.
I did call my...
The lowest branches on these trees are probably over 15 feet high. I won't be able to reach them in the trees :(
The coop is secure. We let them out to walk around and didn't realize they could fly so high! We now know that we should have left them in their coop for much longer and that we...
We are complete newbies at this. About 5 days ago, my girlfriend received 4 hens from her friend who owns a farm.
In anticipation of their arrival, we made a chicken coop with lots of tips from this website. However, the day we got the chickens, they hopped our fence and flew into our...
We are complete newbies at this. We live in Los Angeles, but dream about living in a more rural area.
About 5 days ago, my girlfriend received 4 hens from her friend who owns a farm. I believe these chickens are used to being free range.
In anticipation of their arrival, we built a coop...
We are total newbies at this. About 5 days ago, my girlfriend received 4 hens from a friend who has a farm. I believe these hens are used to being free range.
I had built a coop in anticipation of their arrival, but the day we got them, they hopped onto our fence and flew into our neighbors'...