Chicksey6181
In the Brooder
- May 31, 2020
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My husband brought home these 4 girls about 2 months ago. They have grown quite a bit in the time that we have had them. They love to be free range and will perch up in the trees during the day but return to the coop at night. They definitely stick together, where one goes, they all go. I've tried researching but havent had any luck. Last week we brought home 5 more hens. My husbands friend was moving and could not keep them so we adopted them into the coop. We have a 4ft x 8ft coop that is 7ft tall so we figured we had the room. All of the hens would pile in at night and out in the morning. Then, 4 days ago, not a single girl came home at night. The next night, 7 out of the 9 returned. The younger 4 were really high in the trees the next morning.
This weekend we built them a 20ftx22ft run so we can keep them safe. We really have become quite fond of our girls and want to keep them safe since we live on a lot surrounded my woods. With the 5 newer hens already laying, we would like to identify the 4 younger ones to see if/when they will start laying and will they learn from the remaining three older hens that we have left? Any info would be greatly appreciated!! I snapped these pics of them the first couple of days that we had them before we decided to build the coop for them. Thanks in advance!!