My young chicken (Red-sexed born in Sept. 2018) becomes hysterical & spastic running & jumping around the cage about 1-2 hours before laying an egg, her first egg she was much quieter and seems to escalate each day.
The coop/cage has a quiet, separate darkened nesting box indoors, so free from...
Anything special I need to do while they molt (juvenile) since it will be winter? I would really like to get them outside in their coop when they hit 6 weeks. My brooder is just a large dog cage and heat lamp indoors.
I have 2 Red Sex hens that will hit 6 weeks at the end of October, in a climate (higher altitude in E. Washington Cascades) guaranteed to hit below zero (F) in late Dec/Early Jan for at least a few days to 2 weeks. Considering getting a radiant heater from Cozy Coop, will this be enough to keep...