They all (7 or 8) pile in to one nest box at night?
It seems like they would smother one another. No mortality yet......just noticed it last two nights.
We looked for a hidden preditor, snake, etc. but none found.
Could it be that they are scared of the dark?
(the heat lamp was on a...
We've got 8 hen chicks that turned 4 weeks today. They have been inside totally so far, but the coop and run are finished.
We live in S.C. Pennsylvania and the weather has been cool, but I wonder if they will be ok out in the coop by now?
I set up the red heat lamp out in the coop (on a...