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We're having the same problem. Our middle-ranked sex link has been feisty with our Wyandotte who I found standing on the ground below the hen house at 4am (I'm guessing because the sex link wouldn't leave her alone). Our buff is the flock leader but doesn't seem to care. Not sure if this is...

It's Hurricane Sandy and my three girls don't really care about the rain. I put some plastic sheeting up around two ends of the house but they seem fine and uninterested in the rain.

We raised our three girls (buff, sexlink, wyandotte) from chicks. We've had them for three months now. They're still not laying though I've read that maybe they're still too young. However, I'm interested in the idea that they might not like their nest since it has a window on the front of it...

My chicks spent last night outside in their house for the first time. They are 5-6 weeks old, the temperature was down to 37, and they had their heat lamp in front of their box. They were fine and seemed adjusted to the cold when I let them out of their house and into the coop this morning.

Our chicks are on their fourth week now and have been spending the days outside. I changed the bulb in the brooder from 100w to 65w today. They have almost all their feathers. Should I start leaving the light off at night? The temp just in the house from the hot days we're having is pretty high...

We finally got ours today. One of each: Buff Orpington, Black Sex Link, Silver-laced Wyandotte. Can't tell if our dog wants to baby them or eat them when he's licking his chops. Very excited! Good luck!