I would usually let the keets out during the day with the mom, but my hens would always stick close to home and bring the keets back to the coop every evening. The exception to this is rainy days, when I would keep them locked up because they are fairly fragile and don’t do well when they get...
”My big wattles bring all the hens to the yard
My wattles are better than yours,
Yeah, my wattles are better than yours!”
OR
”I like big wattles and I cannot lie”
i agree with @R2elk…lock them in the coop with mom for a bit. As for her abandoning the keets, I don’t think that will happen once they hatch, as the hen is usually brutally protective of them. For this reason, I’d try herding them in rather than picking any keets up so you don’t assaulted by...
:sick I absolutely hate spiders so I’m glad I’ve not run into either of these in south Florida! However, We live along a canal so I see a lot of fishing spiders.They’re always lounging around in our pool waiting to eat some unsuspecting swimmer...
Great job up-cycling something that would probably just be scrapped. It looks great and I love area you created for new chicks. I live in Florida where hurricanes are a concern and there is always the worry of having to evacuate during the summer months. This is great coop idea for hurricane...