Thank you. I love that idea. We have a pen around the coop but it is now just dirt., which wasn't a problem because I always let them out. Since my post I have added 3 pullets. I thought she would enjoy the company but they are still adjusting.....
My hens have had a great free-ranging diet along with laying pellets and healthy scraps. The down side to free ranging several acres is that a fox has snatched them all except one (in broad daylight!!!). Now my one hen is confined to the pen and coup. She is still laying but is not happy...