With a lot of help, our fence is complete around the coop. But these spoiled chickens just want to fly right out. The rooster seems to be the leader. Anyway, from what I have seen, they fly up to the top of the wooden gate and then off of that. I have not seen them land on the wire fencing. My...
I live in Austin, TX, in the city but an open part of the city. I was sitting on my porch reading while my 11 week old chickens were scratching around and laying down in the shade about 30 feet from me. They were nearby the fence line, which is just 3 strands of barbed wire, with a field on the...
I'm a newbie, about to get my first flock. Their purpose will be pets, eggs, pest control and manure. There doesn't seem to be much info on chickens that can take the heat (besides the fryin' pan;) ). We have some extreme weather here, with it getting up to 105 F in the summer. The coop I have...