I keep a landing net next to my run for that reason and in case someone gets out. Thankfully never had to use it!
The past few weeks have been a major change and now all the younger pullets spend the day outside somewhat mingling with the older girls. They still have clear division but they...
I have 3 different feeding areas set up far enough away from eachother. The others are able to run out and grab a bite, then run back. They also run out for table scraps when I visit. This one chicken just won’t come. I’m not even sure I could catch her to bring her out if I wanted to.
Me again. At what point should I be concerned about a pullet who doesn’t come out at all. I never see her out. Of course I’m not there the whole day but I go out periodically and also check our cameras and never see her out. There is food and water easily accessible right at the bottom of the...
This weekend we built a new coop and put our 11week old pullets outdoors full time. We currently have 5 other laying pullets and have been integrating the 4 new ones for weeks, But up until this weekend we had been bringing the younger ones into the garage at night because the old coop was just...