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8 RIR getting 1-2 eggs a day, but 2 are in molt as well so I feel lucky to be getting any at all

Merry Christmas everyone!

So sorry for your loss. I lost 4 to a fox over time. One of my girls is a mouse catcher, better then a cat!

I fence off my veggie garden, I have compost pile with cow poop and clean out from coop, girls love working it. I also have a worm farm that I use for veggie, flowers and house plants. And the girls love the worms as a treat.

Those mealworms are good trainer. I used them to train my RIRs. I free range but at night put them in. I started training early. Now 2 years later all I have to do is call and they come a running! I give them what I call their Sunday Salad. Yogurt spinach shedder carrots girt and scraps from...

I have 8 RIR, last winter it looked like a feather blanket on the roost. If they got any closer they would have been on top of each other. I had pine shaving and straw, and wind blocker so it wasn't to cold. I guess I've been lucky, no frozen eggs so far, this will be my 2nd winter. Has anybody...

Hi! I'm a new member from Indiana I just found you guys! I found old threads from 2012, but so glad to see Hoosiers are active!

I see it's been along time since anybody from Indiana has posted. I know a few people that have chickens, I'll spread the word to get it up and moving again. The county I live in is trying to pass ordinances for chickens and bees in the city limits. I hope it passes. Maybe that will help. Have a...

I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost 4 to a fox and 1 that has been traumatized we call lucky. I've read that foxes pair up in the fall which I got tagged team I always figured it would be coyotes trying to get them.Again sorry for your loss

They love the worms, but love mealworms better. I used the mealworms to train them to go to the coop in the evening. They sure no when it's time to go in at night

Beautiful RIR

I'm in Indiana so I keep them inside, with winter coming. And they are reds.

Hi! Does anybody have a worm farm? I started one about 3 weeks ago. It's awesome! A friend gave me some worm tea this past spring, my tomatoes were about 6 ft tall and you wouldn't believe the amount I got

Been reading a lot and learning a lot. 2nd fall with 8 girls. Ive got one going into full molt. First time full, I feel so bad for her.

Howdy from Indiana