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    17 week old pullets, need light to start laying?

    Yes I was expecting them not to start laying for a few weeks (closer to the 20 weeks)
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    17 week old pullets, need light to start laying?

    Wow thank you this is the most helpful response!!
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    17 week old pullets, need light to start laying?

    really? That would be nice, I had been told unless I added supplemental light that they would skip “coming into lay” and wouldn’t start until next year in the spring
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    17 week old pullets, need light to start laying?

    Hi all, first time chicken momma here and my chickens are 17 weeks old now and I am hoping they will start laying in the next couple of weeks, about half of them have stared get larger/red combs and wattles. My question is do I need to provide supplemental lighting/how much? I’m located in New...
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    Sexing 3 week old barred rocks?

    It’s been 3 weeks with my first chicks and they are all feathering in nicely, noticed that one (#4) is waay behind in terms of feather development, it was still fluffy and downy when the rest had wings and tails already, I think he’s a boy? What do you all think? I think I have all pullets...
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    Feathers developing so slowly?

    It was a straight run purchase so it definitely could be a male, and ok lol back to the waiting game :)
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    Feathers developing so slowly?

    He/She is actually one of the largest of the chicks so probably not failure to thrive? I have one that for a few days I was worried it would be a failure to thrive chick, but so far it's still growing about 4-6g a day so I'm hoping it is ok!
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    Feathers developing so slowly?

    Hi all, I just got my very first chicks last week, eight purebred barred rocks out of the Gilmar line. Out of the eight one is significantly behind the others in feather development, the rest all have lots of wing and tail feathers while this one has only a few little stubby wing feathers. (I’m...
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    Coop and Run Size for 10 chickens?

    This is maybe a silly question, so my coop is going to be in the barn and will have windows on 3 of its walls that are covered in hardware cloth. Do I need to make covers for those windows? Because I've read on here that ventilation is important in the winter but to prevent drafts in the coop...
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    Coop and Run Size for 10 chickens?

    Thanks for all the advice! I’m now building a 10’x12’ run 🙂
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    Coop and Run Size for 10 chickens?

    So I haven't even gotten my chickens yet and the chicken math has already started! I originally was going to have two barred rock pullets and two ameraucana pullets but the farm I've ordered from had some delays and now I'm getting 8 barred rock chicks in July and two ameraucana pullets in the...
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    Hello!! Brand new chicken mama!!

    Hello! Well I guess I’m not actually a chicken mama yet since I’m not getting my chicks now until July (the farm I’m getting them from had delays in hatching) I’ve never had chickens before but we just got a new home with 4 acres and a barn so chickens were first on the list! I live in New...
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