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We have 8 golden comets that we bought as "pullets" not yet laying back in late November/early December. At first they weren't laying at all, then they started to lay more and more until we were getting seven eggs/day fairly consistently. Then suddenly over the past 2-3 weeks we've started to...

Hi all, wasn't sure of the right forum to post this question in. I'm wondering about hygiene with regard to: hands shoes tools Do you all have strict rules/regimens about how you keep yourself and your things clean? "Always wash hands after feeding the chickens or collecting eggs," "have one...

I've been reading about potential benefits of feeding chickens crushed red pepper flakes (anti-bacterial/worm properties of capsaicin, and yolk color). Does anyone do this? If so, how do you do it? We have a 10lb feeder in the run for 8 hens and I'm wondering if I should just dump a bottle of...

Last year we moved out of city limits onto 2 acres and got 8 hens in December with quaint dreams of the chickens free ranging around the property while we were out working "alongside them." The coop that I built was from a design I found online and only had a small-ish (8' x 4') run. After a...

Hi all, Three of our eight hens have started to lay in the past week. We've gotten 3 eggs on a few days, 2 eggs on a few others, and unfortunately just 1 egg today. I have a question about letting chickens out in the morning, since ours that are laying seem to be doing so between 7am and noon...

Hello all, I'm working with my first flock - eight Golden Comet hens. I've got a 5x6 coop, am attempting the deep litter method, and have a general question and then a specific question. General question: my chickens don't seem to be turning the litter themselves. Is this normal? They don't...

Hello! I'm a new member from Greenville, SC. I'm also very new to chickens - just purchased 8 Golden Comet pullets about a month ago. I work from home and enjoy taking breaks to go out and see the chickens taking dust baths in the bushes next to the house. It's also been great to enlist the...