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Hello all! This is my first year with my own flock so I’m a little unsure of what I’m experiencing is normal egg laying behavior for this time of year, or if something is off. I received my chicks in February (8 hens and 1 rooster), everyone got off to a great start, and they slowly started...

Thanks all for the replies! After looking it up, I think you’re right. Her eggs have light brown speckles instead of dark, but she sure looks a lot like a Wellsummer. What’s interesting is I looked back on the hatchery site and they don’t sell Wellsummer chicks! They do state their Olive Eggers...

Hi! I’m hoping someone can help ID what kind of hen my girl Karen is. She’s great, but since I don’t think she’s what I ordered, I’m just sort of curious what chick I might’ve gotten by mistake. Or if she’s some sort of accidental hybrid? Background info: I ordered ten sexed pullet chicks from...

Thank you for the link! That gave me a lot of ideas. I added some enrichment items for them for now, and in the meantime have been giving them substantially more free range time to try and get them out and about. I plan to expand the run to a much bigger area of our yard once my hubs has a...

The run is 4.5 x 15. It's definitely a little smaller than I'd like and I have plans to expand this fall (unless it's an emergent issue to expand and try to get them outside). They are pretty hit or miss - they are all out, or all in. Rarely do a few go outside without the others. Sometimes the...

Okay, here’s a picture of my run. I’ll have to take some inside pictures this evening if the interior of the nest boxes is important. They are on the side of the coop visible in this picture, with little access lid above. Do you think more enrichment items in the run would get them outside...

I would say a lot depends on your coop design, what the flooring is made of, etc. We added a water-resistant layer (can't think of the material name, my hubs built the coop..) on top of the plywood floor, and I think that's helped a lot with odor control as water and other liquids aren't...

Hi fellow chicken enthusiasts! I have visited this page for the last couple of months to read and learn, and I finally decided to officially join and help answer questions! I'm also having an ongoing issue with my girls that I'd appreciate advice on. My girls are 19 weeks old and 2 have very...