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When describing egg-laying habits of each breed, my favorite chicken book (A Chicken in Every Yard, by Robert and Hannah Litt) mentions average quantities of eggs laid in the summer vs. winter. For example, my breeds will lay an average of 5-6 a week in the summer and 3-4 a week in the winter...

My 4 chickens are about 10 weeks old now and have been out in their coop/run for a week (exclusively in the coop for the first couple days). Every night, I pick each one up and put her in her coop. When do they start to walk up the ladder into the coop on their own? I certainly don't mind...

I just spent the last seven weekends building a coop and run for our 7-week old chicks. We have 4 chicks total. I am just now getting nervous that our coop is too small!!! Our coop is 3' x 3' x almost 3' high, with an external egg box. Our run is covered and there is shelter beneath the coop...