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Hey I'd say it took about two weeks for them to get comfortable with the older birds. They are fine now and only peck at each other if there is a limited amount of food that is on the ground. I've been free ranging the chickens since they've been old enough to live in the coop outside. I never...

My oldest hen finally laid her first egg today! So exciting!! She starting squatting when I approached her within the last week and has been laying in the nest box the last three mornings and today was the first time she laid an egg! I was a little skeptical she might have been a rooster she has...

Hey thanks for responding, no they haven't drawn blood and in fact they have been getting more and more comfortable as the days go on. The new girls are exploring the whole yard now and rest close to the older two throughout the day. They still peck them once in awhile to let them know who's...

Awesome! Glad I found this thread I was running out of pine shavings from the store. I have endless bags of hardwood shavings from using chainsaws and turning wooden bowls on my lathe! Sweet!

here's the older two

I snuck these two black copper maran pullets around 8 weeks old into the coop last night with the older two chickens around 16 weeks old. There was a lot of squawking but they settled down shortly after. Today they are segregated. Older two are together on one side of the yard and younger two...

So is eating an egg from such a hybridized bird unhealthy or less nutritious than say a pure bred bird? I eat local, organic, non GMO foods and have been pondering the idea that it might not be as good of an idea to have hybrid birds? Anyone know more about this?

Well thanks everyone, and Donrae you have restored my faith!

So another person told me they are both roosters. These chickens are only 4 months old is it normal for a pullet to have such large comb and waddles this early??

Wow, thank you guys very much!! Very glad to hear they are both pullets phew! Excited for my first egg!! I plan to get one more chicken soon hopefully they all will get along!

Hello everyone! I always type in chicken questions on Google and back yard chickens always comes up first so I've decided it's time to join the forum! I've had these two chickens since they were a week old. They are now 15 weeks of age and I am still trying to guess of they are hens or not. Lots...