Would letting them in the backyard would be considered free range? So they could stay in that coop and run for their lives? Isn't it too little space for them to live comfortably?
And I read you're supposed to shut them in the coop for a week or so when you first get them so they realize that's...
Hello, I am in Texas and I am wanting to get started on keeping a couple laying hens. I have incubated and hatched chicks for a friend but have never kept them past the brooding stage so I am pretty clueless about everything. How do I set up the inside of the coop? What bedding do I use and how...