Every now and then one chicken will decide she is not going in the coop at dusk. I have 10 hens. I don't believe its bullying. I do believe they get spooked sometimes and that small window of dusk till dark and not getting in on time leaves them lost somehow. I had a tarp near the coop that I...
After wishing I had poop catching drawers built in , that I could pull out and scrape, I had to find a new remedy. My husband suggested a clear rug runner flipped over to the seamless side. I now place that under the roosting pole and pull it out and hose it down in the morning. It is light and...
I need some kind of catching net. One chicken got out yesterday and i was chasing it with a stick to move it along towards the run door. It was a problem that most likely will happen again but all i see is fishing nets to buy. I dont want to catch them by the leg with that hook type thing. Any...
The coop is totally sealed with chicken coop wire. The floor, sides and top. Tonight I went out and we have an auto spotlight whenever anything moves outside and I saw a rat inside the run. I have no idea how it got in there. I hope it is gone by the morning, because I am freaked out by rats.