From tool shed to Coop?

[TexasWineGuy]

No locking door on the Pop door yet. That's on the list of things to do.

TWG

 

[TexasWineGuy]

Done. Loaded the pine shavings and placed some nesting mats and hay slivers on the nesting tray. The chickens go in this evening.

It's HOT.

@aart
@jthornton


TWG

 

[aart]

How deep are your shavings?

 

[TexasWineGuy]

How deep are your shavings?

About 3 inches, but I'm going to add another bag later today to get it close to 4".

TWG

 

[aart]

About 3 inches, but I'm going to add another bag later today to get it close to 4".

TWG

Oh, I thought it looked deeper...optical illusion.
3" is plenty, hold off to add more later.
How many birds do you have?
I can't wait to see them in there!

 

[TexasWineGuy]

Right now we only have 2 birds, so they have plenty of room. We plan to get 2 or 3 more, at the most.

Just got egg #2 a minute ago. Bigger and a richer color than #1. My daughter is excited!

TWG

 

[TexasWineGuy]

The birds did well last night. Took them all of 15 minutes to get up on the roost bar and squat down for the night's sleep.

Fan controller is working perfectly. It turned the fan OFF as programmed late last night then just came back on about 5 minutes ago.

TWG

 

[TexasWineGuy]

@aart

Since we moved them into the new coop we have not seen "today's egg" from the one hen. Do they have the ability to willingly "withhold" egg production for a day or more when stressed with something like a move?

TWG

 

[aart]

@aart

Since we moved them into the new coop we have not seen "today's egg" from the one hen. Do they have the ability to willingly "withhold" egg production for a day or more when stressed with something like a move?

TWG

Not 'willingly' but stress can definitely affect laying.
You only moved them today or last night?
They don't necessarily lay every day...I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[TexasWineGuy]

Not 'willingly' but stress can definitely affect laying.
You only moved them today or last night?
They don't necessarily lay every day...I wouldn't worry about it.

Moved them into the new coop last night after their evening "walk" (we generally let them out each day to roam the property about 1-1.5 hours before they instinctively return to the coop for the night).

TWG