I have 3 leghorn and 4 rhode island red hens. They are 16 weeks old. They've been sleeping in their nesting box for quite some time. I read somewhere I should block the nesting box off? Not sure what to do?
The same thing happened to me a few weeks ago. A neighborhood dog clawed through 2 layers of fencing to get to my chicks and killed 6 of the 7. He ran off before we could catch him. The next day the dog went to a neighbors and killed one of theirs. She called the sheriff and he came out and shot...
It's between 75 and 80 degrees, so I don't think too hot and it's more like a house, it's actually our chicken run that we will put outside, so it has a roof and wire around. I put cardboard all the way around it, so they'd feel more enclosed. I'm using the same feeders that I had in the tub...
I just put our chickens in the garage...in a 4x4 coop, nice and warm with the heat lamp since they were getting too big for inside, but it's still too cold for outside yet. I put their food and water on one side of the coop and I've yet to see them eat or drink. Is this normal? They just stay in...