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Mine run away. And they don't flatten out for the roosters. The roosters jump on them and flatten them.

Did anyone else's roosters start acting strange when the hens started laying eggs? One of mine is making strange noises that I've never heard before, and pacing upstairs by the nests with a hen who's getting ready to lay. It's like he's acting like an expectant father. Update: The sound he...

Today was the day. Layed right outside the nest box. I'll need about 3-4 more of these for a meal. Egg on right is XL store-bought for comparison.

Heard one of my 21-week-old Welsummer hens making sounds I haven't heard before. She was in the coop breathing with her mouth open; looked uncomfortable; thought it might be the heat. Suddenly she went upstairs and into a nest box and started rearranging the furniture. I have 3 nest boxes: one...

My roosters are getting frisky with the hens (20 week Welsummers). Should I be expecting soon?

Blow the insides out to eat, then date it and save it for a memento,

2 x 4s with wide side up mounted about head height (18"). I think I'm going to make their favorite sleeping spot uncomfortable and add something that will encourage them to step up to the roost. I have screened windows at the same height as the roosts. Is that possibly discouraging them from...

Mine are almost 17 weeks and still not roosting. They do the dog pile thing right up against the closed off nests. What do I do when it comes time for them to start laying and they're still doing the dog pile thing? I'm sure they'd love to cram into the nests.