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    24 week RIRs, no eggs

    The title says pretty much everything. The combs also look undeveloped. I'm feeding pullet food and lots of scraps. Worried I might be feeding wrong? Or something else? Also hoping that starting a thread will prompt them....
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    Fish?

    I just tossed my girls some leftover ceviche, and it was like sharks in bloody water. I had no idea!
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    Starting from nothing

    Sorry, I wasn't clear. What worries me is that I can't tell them apart.
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    Starting from nothing

    The girls now go into the coop at night without me doing anything. I just check to be sure they're in and then shut the door. Today's great breakthrough: they were very skeptical about watermelon, but after several minutes one of them tried it. Next thing I knew there was a feeding frenzy! One...
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    Starting from nothing

    My dog doesn't understand why the chickens won't play with him. He's wagging his tail and everything!
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    Starting from nothing

    Although getting them to go into the coop at night was not easy....
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    Starting from nothing

    Well, they're out and about. Seem happy enough. Tomorrow is supposed to be a lot warmer, and we'll see what they think then.
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    Starting from nothing

    Last night was unexpectedly cold -- high 40s! I went out in the morning to feed the girls, and they were very excited and perky! Looks like it was indeed time. I imagine that the 4" or so of clean pine shavings helped as well. My kids are very excited for the first morning that the girls go out...
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    Starting from nothing

    They're in the coop. Seem calm enough.
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    Starting from nothing

    Yes, they kicked over their feeder.
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    Starting from nothing

    Still in the cage. They go in the coop as soon as my son comes home.
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    Starting from nothing

    Yeah, they haven't had a heat lamp in weeks. Searching other threads, looks like they're going out.
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    Starting from nothing

    A question: The chicks we're born March 25. Weather here hits an overnight low of about 55 at the moment. As you'll see from the previous pictures, the coop is in a fairly shady spot. Do you think I can put my 6 RIR girls out yet, or wait a little bit longer? I plan to leave them locked in...
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    Starting from nothing

    Coop is done. Just have to put up the second row of wire and it's ready. The nesting boxes remove in a block, and the other face hinges down, so I can hose out the inside quite easily.
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    Starting from nothing

    Oh: unlike a lot of IKEA stuff, this is solid wood.
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