Jemima, Rose and me

[jemimarose]

Hi! I recently moved to a farm that had a small free-range flock, and then I was offered the last two free range hens from another flock that got marauded by bloodthirsty raccoons. Perfect! The farm flock had recently lost 2 to predators, so I could use these two to replenish it. So, now that I have 2 hens of my very own, I need advice. And that's why I'm here! Now, off I go to find out how to get my 2 hens to lay their eggs in the coop, and return there at night without being physically placed in there. I can't confine them to the coop for a week as advised because the rest of the flock come and go from it all day. I'm excited to explore these forums and find some answers. Bye for now!

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined us!

 

[redsoxs]

Howdy from Kansas, jemimarose, and

! Great to have you aboard! Best wishes and have fun exploring BYC!!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined us!

 

[drumstick diva]

did the new ones integrate well with your flock? I would think they would follow the others. Could be they are skittish because of the attack that wiped out the rest of them. If it occurred inside their old coop - they may very well be afraid to go back inside any coop. I think you will just have to place them manually until they get used to it.

 

[CedarAcres]

There's tons of information on here.. you can learn a lot here! Welcome to BYC!