I never wear a mask but to be honest, I only have one rooster and 4 hens. Three of the hens I call the flying Wallendas because they are semi-feral and roost in the trees in front of Viggo and Goldie's safe house. I let the rooster and hen out in the morning and lock them in at night (they put themselves away, wish the Wallendas would follow them into the shelter but they prefer the trees). I have shavings and hay on the ground and I put above ground "wedding cake pool stairs" inside (has a large opening in the back) the shelter for them and they love it! Life is good