coop behavior

  1. Sunbonnets

    Please help with Tree Huggers

    Aloha from Hawaii- We have had one Roo and one hen after losing our second hen to a neighborhood dog about 6 months ago. They are aprox 1 year old. Since losing one hen, the Roo and remaining hen started wanting to sleep outdoors on top of the coop. They then started sleeping on the neighbors...
  2. P

    Nightime troubles

    Hi! I need a bit of advice. I work at a farm and we raise around 200 hens for eggs. We've raised them for over 8 years and never had this problem before. The problem is they aren't going into the back half of the coop at night, which is causing a traffic jam in the door. The hens outside will...
  3. N

    Eaten broken egg

    Hello all! I have 9 laying hens. This morning I walked into the coop to find an egg underneath the roosts and it was cracked open with the yolk showing. I had to run my son to school and when I returned the broken egg was no longer there. I’m hoping this is a one off incident. Do I need to be...
  4. Lucy Wild

    Rooster won’t leave the coop

    hey everyone. I’m a first time chicken owner and our flock of 18 moved in last week (9 days ago). For the first four days we kept the coop closed and then on the fifth morning we opened it so they could free range the farm. The hens run out excitedly each day and roam around but the rooster (our...
  5. Erinrocks

    Flock started staying in the coop during the day

    Hi all, Here’s a brief history on our new little flock: We were given four chicks (Wyandotte, Cochin, Sussex) at the beginning of shelter in place because the person who hatched them wasn’t able to keep them. We are new to chickens but I’ve done a lot of research and were able to raise them...
  6. salimben60

    New Member

    Hello Chicken family, I recently purchased a house that came with three chickens. I let the chickens out of the run but they messed up the garden so I want to start locking them in. Now, every morning they cry like crazy as soon as they wake up so I can open the run. Any advice on how to stop...
  7. R

    Opening up the Nesting Box & Separating the Flock

    My chicks are about 13 weeks old. To date, I have blocked the nesting box off to prevent them from getting used to sleeping in them. (I have two of the backyard pre-fab coops for my 6 pullets). I have 2 questions: 1 - When do I open the nesting boxes? I have 2 spangled hamburgs which supposedly...
  8. M

    Going into Coop when we aren’t home

    We have 12 chickens. One is 18 weeks and the rest are 9 weeks. We moved them to the coop approximately 3 weeks ago and we have an automatic coop door that closes at sunset. We did the whole lock them in for a few days but they are super inconsistent about going in at night. Some will but others...
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