- May 19, 2010
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I'm a little ticked off at my flock......five production reds, four barred rock hens and a Dominecker rooster.
I live with the guilt of knowing that their coop/run is a bit too small for ten chickens, and do everything I can to compensate until I can make some physical corrections to the accommodations. One thing I try to do is finish all of my errands early in the day, so I can get home and let them free range for a good while before bedtime. Well today, I let them out at three (usually it's 5:30 - 6:00) and guess what......they all climbed up into the trees and went to sleep !!!! Aren't they supposed to be looking for bugs and stuff? On top of all that, they started filing back into the coop and doing roost assignments at 7:30 - there was another HOUR of daylight left !!!! What is up with these chickens?
DD
I live with the guilt of knowing that their coop/run is a bit too small for ten chickens, and do everything I can to compensate until I can make some physical corrections to the accommodations. One thing I try to do is finish all of my errands early in the day, so I can get home and let them free range for a good while before bedtime. Well today, I let them out at three (usually it's 5:30 - 6:00) and guess what......they all climbed up into the trees and went to sleep !!!! Aren't they supposed to be looking for bugs and stuff? On top of all that, they started filing back into the coop and doing roost assignments at 7:30 - there was another HOUR of daylight left !!!! What is up with these chickens?
DD