Hey everyone,
New to chicken raising, I have 3 sister EEs born in April, ( 2 hatches 1 is a week and a bit older than the other 2) and than recently in the last month got a new BCM who was born in June.
My BCM doesn't come out of the coop unless there is scratch to eat and I give her some...
I just went through this with my 3 EE's someone was laying in the early morning while roosting, always rubber eggs in pairs would be broken on the coop floor. I added oyster shells to their feed and crush up their egg shells and feed them back with the rest of the chicken scraps. They also love...
new to chickens, I have 4 urban chickens with coop and covered run, while we are not in town ( more out skirts, rural ) I leave my door open 24/7 come winter I may start closing for heat control otherwise I think they enjoy the freedom, as long as you are fine with the off chance your whole...
I have sand in mine, it keeps the smell down, and easy enough to rack it out; chips and straw make it out from the coop but seem to make more of a mess than anything else.