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Mine were August 9. I bet you see them in the next few weeks. I knew one of mine was getting ready because she did the squat/crouch thing a couple days ago for me. I think it was my red star that laid this one.

Well, someone laid an egg! At 22 weeks, I'd say they were right on time!

Peanut, Petunia, Penny, Bunny, and Lady Jane

August hatchlings mean spring layers, but how early should I expect them? I'm new to chicken raising and my girls hatched August 12, 2013. Could someone shed some light on when I might reasonably expect laying to happen? I know it is light, food, and breed dependent, but what are the...

It can also be called "Sweet PDZ" "Stall Dry" or just zeolite (the name of the rock). It can be either powder (like flour) or granulated (like sand). Here are some links that might be helpful to share with your feed store: (I have no affiliation with any of the companies below) Bear River...

I expect how often you need to change out the shavings will have a lot to do with how many chickens in how much space you have. Unfortunately, the best answer is "as often as you need to to keep a healthy flock." That said, I have five chickens in a 8'x6' coop, plus a 2'x6' poop board and I...

I do a poop board under the roost with the zeolite (Sweet PDZ / Stall Fresh) and deep litter (pine shavings) in the rest of the coop. Because my poop board is well above the floor of the coop, they have little to do with each other. I scoop under the roost (scoop the poop board) day or three...

I had this exact question! My girls are 5/6 weeks and I just noticed that their crops were "dressing" to the right. Glad to hear this is fine. Thanks, all!

Just got five 4-week-old chicks on Saturday and started "training" without knowing it! First, I started by just sitting with them in their coop for the first two days and then went on to give them little crumbs of cracker (I'd sit it down, tap my finger on the surface, then remove my hand so...

I have read all 100 brilliant pages here and just got chickens today (they're 4 weeks old). Here are my pics of the poop board that they're probably too young to use yet! First, I framed out a 24"x65" space at the back of my coop (coop is 8'x6'): Then I overbuilt it by installing braces at...