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    Found first egg. 14 weeks.

    Thanks. I actually just went back out to open the nesting boxes and found another egg on the ground in the corner. Hard shell and very small. I put a couple golf balls in the boxes.
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    Found first egg. 14 weeks.

    Hi I’m new to having chickens and seems that one of the hens laid their first egg. Small brown egg with soft shell. Found it under their roost on the coop. Will this be the start of egg laying consistently or is this a premature thing and most likely won’t keep happening day to day? Reason I ask...
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    How to free range

    moved my 6 week olds outside to the coops day run. I want to eventually free range them. I was wondering if anyone free ranges and how to properly train for that. Tonight’s their 2nd night out. So far I let them into the run during the day but put them all in the coop like an hour before...
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    Outside overnight.

    Alright make me feel a little better haha. What age and temps do you move yours out at?
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    Outside overnight.

    Thinking about putting my 20-6 week old chicks outside in their coop for the first time overnight. I put down 3” of pine shavings. The lows at night are 45-55. Do you think it’s fine?
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    Breed?

    wow thank you. ive been looking through online pictures of each breed for hours now and im pretty sure youre like 100% right.
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    Breed?

    Thanks I just started noticing that on a couple the past week. And I thought those were a couple of Easter eggers lol
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    Breed?

    Hi I’m a first time chicken owner. I ordered 15 chickens off crackle hatchery. I ordered 5 Easter eggers 5 olive eggers and 5 blue eggers pack which could have any of the following. Cream Legbar, Black Ameraucana, Blue Ameraucana, Lavender Ameraucana, White Ameraucana or Splash Ameraucana. I...
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