right now I have a coop that is a 9x10 room off of an old cow barn. It works great. the chickens love it, they can even safely sleep in the rafters that are only about 9 feet off the ground and it square so they have plenty of space. my flock is : 11 chickens, 5 guineas, and 2 ducks. They all go in every night and sleep happily together. I'm want to get some chicks this spring probably 5 or 6 silkies and frizzles ( I dont have either kind in my flock yet) so my problem is space. I have another room in the barn that I can use for a coop. it's 30 x 15. but how can I train them to go into a new coop when the old coop is still going to be there. Any ideas. please help.
Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do. 