The reason they're in the shed is a bit complex, but the gist of it is I never planned on having chickens. They're all unintentional rescues, even the ones from the chicken show. (Although I didn't know it at the time) I had a coop, but raccoons got into it and they preferred to hangout in the shed anyway. I don't know if I'm going to be moving soon or not, but if not I plan on taking out the shelves and replacing with roosting bars. I rent so I can't do many major changes. I'm currently in the talks with my landlord about putting a screen door in so they get a bit of air. I always get up for work right around sunrise time so I'm usually waiting around for enough light to let them out. It's one of the plus sides of my job. I tend to get home right around the time they go to bed or before so I can tuck them away. It's weirdly important to me that I do that.
I know that flocks and sub flocks will always tussle, but one of them is literally terrified of the bully hens and will go running away at full speed when she's near. She will hide behind my trash can where the bully hens can't see her and won't come out. They're also now terrified of my rooster. He cleared all the hens off the porch so he could eat all the treats himself. Which... Isn't great. My core group of girls are fighting among themselves and they're usually thick as thieves. Plus there's the whole cat issue. I just want them to be able to co-exist again without trying to maim each other. If that means changing the shed I can see what I can do this weekend for the little monsters.
