Hey all,
Still planning and thinking about when I have some chickens, in a few months or weeks maybe. I have a question that I just know y'all can answer.
I work 3 12-hr shifts a week, nights 7pm-7am. I leave for work around 6 pm and get home some before 8am. I don't imagine it will be a problem not opening up the henhouse until 8am, but I am wondering about how to work things in the summer, when there's still a lot of 'afternoon' left at 6pm. I'm just not sure how reliable the rest of my family will be, in putting the chickens to bed on the nights I work. So, if I don't shut them up before I leave for work, they would most likely have to stay out all night, or, if they go into the coop by themselves it would not be closed up against predators. So I'm wondering, would it be a problem to shut them up in the coop that early in the summer months, before I leave for work?
As always, any comments, suggestions, or advice appreciated. Thanks!
Annie
Still planning and thinking about when I have some chickens, in a few months or weeks maybe. I have a question that I just know y'all can answer.
I work 3 12-hr shifts a week, nights 7pm-7am. I leave for work around 6 pm and get home some before 8am. I don't imagine it will be a problem not opening up the henhouse until 8am, but I am wondering about how to work things in the summer, when there's still a lot of 'afternoon' left at 6pm. I'm just not sure how reliable the rest of my family will be, in putting the chickens to bed on the nights I work. So, if I don't shut them up before I leave for work, they would most likely have to stay out all night, or, if they go into the coop by themselves it would not be closed up against predators. So I'm wondering, would it be a problem to shut them up in the coop that early in the summer months, before I leave for work?
As always, any comments, suggestions, or advice appreciated. Thanks!
Annie