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Personally I wouldn't rake any of the leaves, the chickens will have a blast going through them.

Oh my gosh, I would never kill a cat or allow my dogs to. Their barking scares them off the screened roof, that is all they do. I agree get a Roo....

We have a cat problem, we hung wind chimes in the chicken yard. Our girls got used to them very quickly and the sound scares the cats. We also have 2 dogs who a fantastic with our little flock of 6, and are great at chasing off the unwanted cats. Good luck

We spent a lot of time with our gals when they were young. I started dipping my fingers in their feed when they were only a couple days old, at first they were a little shy, but once they realized "the hand" was there to offer food, they all joined in. Today, 2 yrs later our gals still go...

Quote: I would go on a egg hunt. To go from 6 to 1 is a curious drop.

Congrats! Isn't it just the most exciting thing to go into the coop and discover your first egg. We had several really HUGE eggs in the beginning months that were double yokers.

Our 7 girls are 2 yrs old and have never laid eggs out in the yard. Don't know if we've been lucky or if they're just conditioned to lay in their boxes?? I was concerned at first about having to go on an egg hunt everyday, but they're great!

Our chicks loved sleeping on top of a sock rolled up. They didn't actually lay down more propped up.

Congrats. When our girls first started laying we got several double yolkers. It was so thrilling when we cracked open an egg and got such a surprise.

We have 7 hens who are guarded by our mini doxie and boston terrier. Both dogs are great with the girls.

Our flock also of 7 all started molting at the same time and we're lucky to get 1 or 2 eggs a day. This has been going on for a few weeks now. We figure once the molting stops the eggs will start coming again.

We have the plastic/fiberglass light gray see through. We love it, provides natural light, looks nice and was inexpensive. We haven't noticed anything negative as far as wear and tear or weather issues.

Our flock of 7 have been laying for 1 yr now. 4 RIR and 3 Barred Rocks. My ? is I've noticed the texture of the eggs aren't even. Some are really smooth while others are spotted and rough. They free range for about 2 hrs a day, get plenty of fresh veggies and fruits along with pellets. What...