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They are free ranging now will see if they come looking for me since I am house cleaning today and not gardening. What do you use for nesting material for laying eggs. Mine are about due to start and their nesting boxes are wired mesh bottom so their pine shaving fall thru.

They are so adorable when they come running. I call out "girlie girles, hey girlie girlies" and they come running for a treat! Waiting for eggs....should be coming by the end of this month. Their nesting boxes are built onto the side of the coup. They have welded wire bottoms so the pine...

It must be curiosity because now they are looking in the window into the house from their new found perch. (My bench and new cushion) Do they hear my voice? LOL Need to take some pictures the next time they do that!

No the cushion is a chocolate brown with wagon wheels on it. And they just wouldn't stay away from it today and they never appeared to ever notice the bench before. All I can imagine is that it was heavily scented by my touch because I worked on it for several hours non stop. I know it had...

I am new to back yard chickens but am absolutely loving it. Had my 5 hens, Marguerita, Chulita, Negrita, Tequila and Rosita for 5 months now and they have free range of 2 acres. Each morning I let them out of their locked coup and relock it when they return to the coup before sunset. Last...

Thank you! Love your pictures they are so adorable! Did you hatch these at your place?

Thank you! Yes, I have a LOT to learn for sure! Already love my girls! Last night was their first night in the coup and run. Let them send the day in the run and then put them in the coup ust before dusk but 3 just went back out into the run and slept there. Will they eventually just roost...

Check out Dare2Dreamfarms.com in Lompoc. They have lots of Easter Eggers!

Hi I am in Arroyo Grande, CA and just started with some young hens. I have BO, 2 EE, 1 Aust, and 1 New Hampshire Red. So excited about starting this!

Thanks for your quick reply and very logical. I still need to keep her under the heat lamp for another week and then I will put her in the run with her cage. Great idea! I need to keep the hens in their and coup and run for 2 weeks before I let them free range my property? At what age can I...

I am new to backyard chickens and have 4 chickens(2 EE, 1 B.O., 1 Aust. ages 10-8 weeks old that I just purchased and plan to transfer them to our recently built coop. I also have a 5 week old NHR which isn't ready for the coop yet and is in the garage with a heating lamp. I had to separate...

Thanking everyone for the info. So excited to get started!

Hi I am in Arroyo Grande too! Just getting started with a new chicken coop and 4 chickens. I would like to get a Silverlace Wyandott. Do you know who might be selling any coop ready pullets. I am looking at dare2dreamfarms in Lompoc but they are out of the silver Wyandott right now.