So it's Monday July 14th at 12:30 and the heat of the day is upon us. Well I decided to humor my chickens with a grand opening of their "overcrowded, undersized, no way a chicken would stay in there" coops with an 8 square foot floor plan -- or at least that's what I've been told on this forum.....
So here are the pictures in the middle of the day and at least 6 chickens were caught in the very act of violating their housing ordinances. As we all know, an 8 square foot coop isn't big enough for 4 chickens -- and 6 of them are in there. Call the Fire Marshall !!!!!!!!
Now with that said, there were really more than 6 in there before we opened the lid and I'm giving all violators their tickets so they will discontinue this insane practice of "cooping together" or should we call it "coping together.". Somebody help me identify those sneaky chickens that think they can get away with it. I've been trying to break them of this terrible habit. As you can see from the pictures there were only 5 chickens in the yard and I have 17 total birds, where one was crushed by a barrel when the rest of them toppled it over.
Now I'm at a loss on how to "discipline" my chickens and "brain wash" their little bird craniums on the "proper etiquette" of roosting. As you can see in the pictures, the run is nice and clean, there are roosts everywhere, and there's a nice cozy spot underneath the coop if they want to chill out in the dirt....but no! no! no! they must crowd into their little coop where there are NO WINDOWS, NO VENTS, and certainly, NO ROOM! What am I going to DO with these silly birds?????
On a quiet Monday, owner plans a sneak peak inside a coop with a run that holds 17 pullets:
All is quiet on the western front with about 5 chickens chilling out in the shade next to the wall. It's mid-day in July:
Whoaa birds what are you doing in that coop? You aren't supposed to be in there (according to somebody) he he. I'm kind of slow and I'm fumbling with the camera but I caught 6 "violators" in the very act with one of them "high tailing it" out the door:
By time I go back around to the front of the pen -- I have a yard full of chickens running around -- 17 of them to be exact:
Now somebody please tell -- what's wrong with all the other amenities I pamper all over my birds? I have nice roosts, a clean bedded run and a nice cool "basement" under the coop along with clean water and plenty of food. They CHOOSE to go inside an overcrowded undersized coop instead. Maybe the coop is TOO appealing to the chickens. I think I'm spoiling them. Whoahhh!
So here are the pictures in the middle of the day and at least 6 chickens were caught in the very act of violating their housing ordinances. As we all know, an 8 square foot coop isn't big enough for 4 chickens -- and 6 of them are in there. Call the Fire Marshall !!!!!!!!
Now with that said, there were really more than 6 in there before we opened the lid and I'm giving all violators their tickets so they will discontinue this insane practice of "cooping together" or should we call it "coping together.". Somebody help me identify those sneaky chickens that think they can get away with it. I've been trying to break them of this terrible habit. As you can see from the pictures there were only 5 chickens in the yard and I have 17 total birds, where one was crushed by a barrel when the rest of them toppled it over.
Now I'm at a loss on how to "discipline" my chickens and "brain wash" their little bird craniums on the "proper etiquette" of roosting. As you can see in the pictures, the run is nice and clean, there are roosts everywhere, and there's a nice cozy spot underneath the coop if they want to chill out in the dirt....but no! no! no! they must crowd into their little coop where there are NO WINDOWS, NO VENTS, and certainly, NO ROOM! What am I going to DO with these silly birds?????
On a quiet Monday, owner plans a sneak peak inside a coop with a run that holds 17 pullets:
All is quiet on the western front with about 5 chickens chilling out in the shade next to the wall. It's mid-day in July:
Whoaa birds what are you doing in that coop? You aren't supposed to be in there (according to somebody) he he. I'm kind of slow and I'm fumbling with the camera but I caught 6 "violators" in the very act with one of them "high tailing it" out the door:
By time I go back around to the front of the pen -- I have a yard full of chickens running around -- 17 of them to be exact:
Now somebody please tell -- what's wrong with all the other amenities I pamper all over my birds? I have nice roosts, a clean bedded run and a nice cool "basement" under the coop along with clean water and plenty of food. They CHOOSE to go inside an overcrowded undersized coop instead. Maybe the coop is TOO appealing to the chickens. I think I'm spoiling them. Whoahhh!
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