Hei, new to the forum and still just owning a
lone rooster. I know that it was not the best idea, but my son goes to a "farm" kindergarten close by. They hatch eggs around Easter and I still think that this is a good pedagogic experience. But once in a while the normal farming business takes over. So he was saved to our home and I had plans to put life into our abandoned coop. ( not used since we bought the house 10 years ago, rotten fencing) He escaped the first day and is now living around the house. No chance to catch him, and we might even have scared him trying. He gets food and water and there is enough shelter.
I took this as a signal and started to build a expanded and renovated coop.
Might take 4 weeks to get the job done. Foundation is excavated, starting to build the floor and will then connect the new coop to the old one, L-shaped.
First question: can I use the hen house while still working on the fencing? Our property is close to chicken heaven, but will new family members behave without fencing? Will they use the coop if they are not restricted from complete free range?
Second question: will my rooster someday accept the coop, maybe because of the ladies?
We are talking about southern Norway, great climate throughout summer and autumn, and few predators. A rare fox, but there was a disease two years ago and the population is very low.
Thanks for any help
Peter
lone rooster. I know that it was not the best idea, but my son goes to a "farm" kindergarten close by. They hatch eggs around Easter and I still think that this is a good pedagogic experience. But once in a while the normal farming business takes over. So he was saved to our home and I had plans to put life into our abandoned coop. ( not used since we bought the house 10 years ago, rotten fencing) He escaped the first day and is now living around the house. No chance to catch him, and we might even have scared him trying. He gets food and water and there is enough shelter.
I took this as a signal and started to build a expanded and renovated coop.
Might take 4 weeks to get the job done. Foundation is excavated, starting to build the floor and will then connect the new coop to the old one, L-shaped.
First question: can I use the hen house while still working on the fencing? Our property is close to chicken heaven, but will new family members behave without fencing? Will they use the coop if they are not restricted from complete free range?
Second question: will my rooster someday accept the coop, maybe because of the ladies?
We are talking about southern Norway, great climate throughout summer and autumn, and few predators. A rare fox, but there was a disease two years ago and the population is very low.
Thanks for any help
Peter