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We have 16 hens (Orpingtons, RIRs, Barred & White Rocks, etc.) A few younger ones, but 12 are 2 1/2 years old. They were all laying eggs fine early spring and we were getting about 9-12 eggs per day. Now, we are getting 2-5 eggs per day. They aren't THAT old yet to be slowing down this much, are...

I had briefly mentioned our situation in another thread about mean chickens. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1095494/really-mean-chicken/20 Quick Recap: We have BSLs, RIRs, Barred Rocks, and Buff Orpingtons. Our flock is a little over 1 year old and just recently 2 of our black sex...

We are so excited! Got our first egg this past Thursday, which makes our chickens exactly 18 weeks old. Very surprised to see an egg that early, but since then we have gotten three more. We have Buff Orpingtons, Barred Plymouth Rocks, Rhode Island Red, and Black Sex Links. I have no clue who...

Hello, I am new, so still soaking in all the info I can for our new chicks. For dust baths I hear people use a little bit of everything.... Sand, Food Grade DE, Peat Moss, and even wood ash. As far as wood ash, I read people use campfire ash and woodstove ash. How about ash from a pellet...

Hello All, This is our first time with chicks, so we are learning as we go. We got our chicks back at the beginning of April, so they are 5 weeks old now. We aren't rushing them out, but we were wondering when they would be ready for the coop. There is a lot more room for them out there. The...

Got our (11) chicks in last weekend, so in these pics the chicks are about 9 days old. It was a nice, warm day out, so we took the chicks out for a photo shoot. Here are a few pics.

Hi, I am new to BYC, but have been browsing around for quite a while. Well, our first ever chicks will be arriving soon and construction of our 8x8 coop is finally underway! My design will have an 8x8 coop with a "tree fort" above the coop. (e have two young boys and they are doubly excited...