Hey Folks
Just built my first coop and have 10 hens, I picked them up on Saturday and a couple have started to lay but from what Ive read it may take them a couple of days to get over the 1hr here. Im a beekeeper as well and we seem to go through a lot of eggs so figured we might as well have hens.
the first night after finishing my coop I went to check and found that a raccoon had started to chew the outer screen door i made. Luckly she had caught her foot between the door and casing where the hinges are and I was able to administer a mild sedative, she probably won't wake up and if she does she will have a pounding headache. I now have electric fence around the coop attached to the horse fencing so lots of power flowing through it now.
great site and hope to learn lots from those here
Just built my first coop and have 10 hens, I picked them up on Saturday and a couple have started to lay but from what Ive read it may take them a couple of days to get over the 1hr here. Im a beekeeper as well and we seem to go through a lot of eggs so figured we might as well have hens.
the first night after finishing my coop I went to check and found that a raccoon had started to chew the outer screen door i made. Luckly she had caught her foot between the door and casing where the hinges are and I was able to administer a mild sedative, she probably won't wake up and if she does she will have a pounding headache. I now have electric fence around the coop attached to the horse fencing so lots of power flowing through it now.
great site and hope to learn lots from those here
