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    Newb question about my layers...

    Just wanted to post an update. I now have 3 hens laying. One hen that was laying outside was a hard one to break. It was like she purposely waited to get out to lay on the ground while one of the other hens automatically started using the nesting box, and nesting down even before she was laying...
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    Newb question about my layers...

    Yes, my order sheet says he was 19 weeks when I ordered them.
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    Newb question about my layers...

    Yes, he doesn't seem to bother them at all from what I've watched. He just keeps an eye on them, digs holes and rolls around.
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    Newb question about my layers...

    He doesn't look like he is stressing them out. Look pretty content.
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    Newb question about my layers...

    Think leaving him outside at night would be better, or just get rid of him all together?
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    Newb question about my layers...

    Yes my coop is divided with a doorway into the nest boxes. There is a roost in the section with the light that they are using when they are in there. (I don't leave the light on, maybe I should?) They don't have full free range, the coop is fully roofed in with a run, so they cant find any place...
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    Newb question about my layers...

    Thanks, it was pretty exciting to see that first one. So should I let them use the nesting boxes even though they are just sleeping and defecating in them? I figured it would take a little time for them to lay regular, but still a first timer so wasn't sure what to expect. I was kinda going by...
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    Newb question about my layers...

    So I've had my 6 brown layers for nearly two weeks now, which would make them almost 21 weeks old. Last week I got one small egg, but nothing since. I don't think they are stressed as they are getting quite comfortable with me now, and always hang out beside me while in the run when I'm putting...
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    Hello from Atlantic Canada

    Hi all! I am a first timer at raising chickens. Just got 14 broilers that I keep in a tractor coop, also I have 6 brown legged layers and a rooster in their own coop. I've lurked here for months waiting for them to come. Sadly I lost one of my chicks this morning, I tried nursing her with...
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