Picky chicken

[JNC]

Since my chicken started sleeping on a shelf I have in the coop I decided to make it more comfy, so I put pine shavings on the shelf but she didn’t seem to really like it. She usually sits right away but this time she didn’t. I had to move some of the pine shavings and add grass then she decided it was comfortable enough. Is she just picky or just getting used to the pine shavings?

that’s the shelf with the pine shavings but I would imagine that’s more comfortable than a bit of grass and hard wood?

 

[DobieLover]

Since my chicken started sleeping on a shelf I have in the coop I decided to make it more comfy, so I put pine shavings on the shelf but she didn’t seem to really like it. She usually sits right away but this time she didn’t. I had to move some of the pine shavings and add grass then she decided it was comfortable enough. Is she just picky or just getting used to the pine shavings? View attachment 2814374
that’s the shelf with the pine shavings but I would imagine that’s more comfortable than a bit of grass and hard wood?

Chickens hate change. I would remove all that insulation.
Can you post more pictures of your coop? How much ventilation does it have?

 

[JNC]

Chickens hate change. I would remove all that insulation.
Can you post more pictures of your coop? How much ventilation does it have?

Remove all the insulation???? It’s just getting ready to get cold again.

I can’t post pictures right now but air can go through the front since there’s no insulation there but I don’t worry much about ventalation since I keep the door open all day until it gets dark again and it’s pretty big considering I only have one chicken.

these are the only ones I have rn I’ll try to get more later.

 

[perkolator]

You’ll need to cover over the insulation if not removing it. Chickens will eventually try to eat it and I’d imagine it won’t end well eating fiberglass

 

[3KillerBs]

Remove all the insulation???? It’s just getting ready to get cold again.

If you have adequate ventilation the insulation is useless anyway. The temperature and humidity are supposed to be the same inside and out.

Insulation is superb rodent housing.

 

[topochico225]

I only have one chicken.

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[JNC]

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We found her in the woods and state law is have to buy at least 4 chickens and I can’t do that with the amount of space and time. But in the future I definitely plan on talking to a person with their own chickens to see if they will sell me just 2

 

[Crazy Maizie]

We found her in the woods and state law is have to buy at least 4 chickens and I can’t do that with the amount of space and time. But in the future I definitely plan on talking to a person with their own chickens to see if they will sell me just 2

You're in IN there's no state law - that's store policy. You can find chickens all over the area you live in. I could be a chicken hoarder in the area if I wanted to with all that's available.

Edited to add - That it is great that you are providing a stray chicken with a nice comfy home!

 

[JNC]

You're in IN there's no state law - that's store policy. You can find chickens all over the area you live in. I could be a chicken hoarder in the area if I wanted to with all that's available.

I asked the guy at TSC and he said I have to buy at least 4 chickens because I wanted to buy individual chicks and then he went on saying how it was a state law.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

I asked the guy at TSC and he said I have to buy at least 4 chickens because I wanted to buy individual chicks and then he went on saying how it was a state law.

He was feeding you a line. I just edited my post above to say its great that you are providing a chicken with a home!