Should I get the big coop or big barn first?

If completing the CC before Y1 = Deluxe Barn. If just focusing on the greenhouse before Y1 = Big Coop.

When should you build a coop?

The best time to build/buy is probably winter, as they take a while to mature, and don’t produce. during the winter anyway, so you’re not wasting valuable truffle-hunting time as they grow. They’re also quite expensive, and require a fully upgraded barn, so you probably don’t want them so early in the game.

What is a chicken swing?

Ideal for hanging in any chicken coop, enclosure or chicken run, The Chicken Swing is a great hen toy that will reduce boredom and keep your pets hentertained. They’ll love being able to hop up as they please, stretch their wings and swing back and forth above their pals.

How can I entertain my chickens?

String up a head of lettuce or cabbage, or half a cucumber, and let it hang from a spot in the coop so the birds have to leap up to reach it. You can use rope to hang it, or buy a hanging food holder made especially for chickens. Seed sprays are another popular item for hens.

What is best to put down in a chicken run?

Wood shavings and straw are both great beddings for chicken coops and I personally love the smell of clean shavings in a warm coop, but when used as a flooring in an uncovered run, wood shavings and straw can become soggy and work into the ground fairly quickly making the run difficult to clean; that’s if they don’t …

Do you put bedding in Chicken Run?

Changing seasons, establishing a new flock or evaluating the health of your existing backyard habitat should always include assessing the bedding or litter choice. Bedding in the chicken coop and run should be nontoxic, absorbent, quick-drying, compostable for future reuse and relatively inexpensive.

How often should I clean the chicken coop?

So, how often should you clean a chicken coop? Cleaning a coop requires daily, weekly and yearly maintenance. Every night, you must dispose of any leftover food and water. Once a week, dispose of the old droppings and replace the bedding with fresh good quality material.

Do you put food and water in chicken coop?

Chickens do not eat and drink overnight, from the moment they go to sleep on the roost to the moment they land on the floor in the morning they rely on fed stored in the crop. Reasons not to put food and water in the chicken coop: Water in the coop causes damp, mould and fungi like aspergillosis.

What time should I lock my chickens up at night?

But, for those of you who might be just getting started with your own backyard flock, take heart. Getting the chickens to go to bed at night, won’t be as difficult as you might think. Once a chicken has established the coop as a place of safety, it should go there at dusk, every evening, without any input from you.

Should I let my chickens out?

When chickens are out foraging, they are able to get plenty of methionine in their diet. I’ve always let my chickens out during the day. A few years ago, we had a couple of hens that had to be kept up during the day. We gave them ample feed and made sure that they were healthy.

Can you have just two chickens?

Some might recommend that keeping just two chickens is OK, but one should never keep fewer than three in order to meet the social needs of the birds. A single chicken only has a relationship with itself. A flock of two chickens has four relationships, each bird with the other and with themselves.

Can I have just 3 chickens?

Chickens are extremely flock-oriented, so a good starter flock size is no fewer than three chickens. You should collect about a dozen eggs from three laying hens. A flock of five or six hens is a good choice for slightly larger families.