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Surprisingly, it has been in the 60's here at night. I'm not complaining...LOL!

That's good to know. Thank you!

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I have some 2 week old chicks that are under a heat lamp. Normally, I would keep them under the lamp until about 5 weeks old, but I was wondering if that's really necessary in June in Mississippi. The temperature has been in the 80's, so I wasn't sure if that was actually needed. Thanks in...

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I bought chicks at Tractor Supply that we’re supposed to be Golden Comets. That was 6 months ago, and they are just now starting to lay. On top of that, they are a lot bigger than Golden Comets are supposed to get. To me, they look more like Rhode Island Reds. What do y’all think?

About a week.

This is what we had initially.

Thank y’all very much. I have learned a lot, and I really appreciate it.

I was doing it because I was under the impression that it would promote egg production. This is the first time I’ve raised hens from chicks. I’ve always had adult hens before that were already laying. I’m I’m wrong there, please educate me.

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Thank you very much. Patience has never been my strong suit, but I’m trying...LOL.

I’ve got 23 golden comets. My wife and I bought them from Tractor Supply in March, and they were supposed to be 4-6 weeks old then. This is June, and I’ve still yet to see a single egg. Everything I’ve read said they should start laying at around 16 weeks. I’m feeding them cracked corn and layer...