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    What time do chickens lay eggs??

    My 4 girls start laying around 10am and are done by noon. I put golf balls in their nesting boxes before they started laying, and it actually worked! They have always laid in the boxes. I get 4 eggs a day! Below are pics of the first egg. It was small , but they are all large now.
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    Ended Contest #15 Flapper Contest for the 2014 Easter Hatch-a-long!

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    Ended Contest #12 Celebrity Look alike Contest! 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

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    Ended Official BYC Contest: 260,000 BYC Members? Guess the DAY & HOUR and Win!!!

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    Coop space?

    I agree with teneyck farms, pirch space is very important. My coop is 3'x6' and I have 4 chickens. The run is 6'x8'. During winter they are confined to this. I actually wish it was a little bigger for my 4 chickens. I hope this helps.
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    Coop space?

    Post pictures!
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    Jim's Coop Design

    Looks good! More pictures!
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    And we have our first egg!

    How old were they when the first egg came?
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    Coop capacity

    25??? If the coop is 8'Wx8'L that is 64 sq ft. If you give 2.5 sq ft. per bird that equals 10-11 birds. Right?
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    Coop capacity

    I have 4 chickens in my coop. The enclosed section is 3x6 and the run section is 6x8. I wish I made the enclosed section bigger. You should be able to sustain around 10 comfortably, but that is just my opinion. I want my chickens to be happy. Good luck!
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    Colorado Springs Colorado

    I agree. I have a heatlamp setup on a thermostat plug it turns on when it drops below 32F and shuts off at 42F. I have a 5 gallon bucket waterer in the run which will have an aquarium heater in the botton to make sure it does not freeze. I put those chicken waterer nipples on the bottom of the...
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    Colorado Springs Colorado

    I am brand new to this, but I have heard from some people they will lay better if provided heat. Have you heard that? Do you live in the city or county?
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    Colorado Springs Colorado

    Thanks. How have your hens been laying with this cold? Do you use a heat lamp?
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    Colorado Springs Colorado

    Got most of my coop done. First night my girls are outside in the coop. 8 weeks old. Two buff orps and two barred rocks. I put the heat lamp in since they have been indoors since I got them, and it is 20 degrees out.
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    Colorado Springs Colorado

    I am off of North Carefree
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