Hello BYC,
I have 4 Plymouth Barred Rock hens that started laying this year. I was getting four eggs a day, then started just getting three but yesterday I got five?? Do hens sometimes lay multiple eggs? That is the only explanation, I have other chicks but they are not old enough and have never been in that coop. I haven't put the two flocks together in the same coop yet. Winter is coming so tonight I will move the older chickens in with the younger chicks & ducks.
Another question, this winter is suppose to be a mother of a winter. I have a 10x12' shed type coop, I have a total of 22 chickens and four ducks. I know that it is crucial to keep them dry, ducks make a mess with water...any suggestions on how to survive the winter? I will keep water inside and out of the coop, I just not sure how to do so that the ducks don't make a mess...
Thank you!
I have 4 Plymouth Barred Rock hens that started laying this year. I was getting four eggs a day, then started just getting three but yesterday I got five?? Do hens sometimes lay multiple eggs? That is the only explanation, I have other chicks but they are not old enough and have never been in that coop. I haven't put the two flocks together in the same coop yet. Winter is coming so tonight I will move the older chickens in with the younger chicks & ducks.
Another question, this winter is suppose to be a mother of a winter. I have a 10x12' shed type coop, I have a total of 22 chickens and four ducks. I know that it is crucial to keep them dry, ducks make a mess with water...any suggestions on how to survive the winter? I will keep water inside and out of the coop, I just not sure how to do so that the ducks don't make a mess...
Thank you!