I built a large enclosure years ago for my chickens as there are lots of hawks and wild animals in my area. Grass doesn't grow well in the shaded area. They have 2 coops and a very large wire enclosure with a wire roof.
BUT, when we have lots of rain, the ground turns to a sticky, poopy, muddy...
I have some game hens that share laying boxes and share sitting on all eggs in them. Sometimes 3 hens are crammed in one box. Has this happened to anyone else?
In the coldest part of winter, when it was down around zero degrees, they were setting. The 7 eggs had disappeared when I looked...
I just posted a question on a forum that was already open about how much light my hens need. They are in a coop with a window until about 11 AM, then back from the run about 7.30 PM right now, but when the time changes, they'll get less natural light. They are 5 months old and not laying yet...