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    I'm never gonna get an egg!!!

    I have two 26 week old Rhode Island Reds and one 26 week old Easter Egger that still haven't laid yet. With our short days in Michigan now I'm worried I won't get eggs til spring.
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    When to open up the nest boxes?

    Bumping this since I posted way too early
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    When to open up the nest boxes?

    My chickens are 15 weeks old and I have blocked off their access to the nesting boxes since they've been in the coop. When should I (1) expect eggs and (2) open up the access to the nesting boxes? Thanks!
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    Roost behaviour-anyone ever watched them?

    Mine don't roost either. There is a ledge inside of the coop that they all sleep on together.
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    Comment by 'gregblackburn' in article 'Chicken Toys: Why They're Important & How To Provide Them!'

    My hens go wild for cucumbers and zuchini. I just slice them in half the long way and they peck away happily. They also love any kind of melon, sunflower seeds, and clover. I try to give them vegetable scraps or sunflowers 5 or 6 days per week.
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    Dust bath under coop

    I have almost the exact same coop/run set up with gravel and I used a rubber feed pan for mine and they love it and use it all the time.
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    Almost done with my coop

    Thanks for the advice! I'll definitely get to work on a couple more vents.
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    Don't know what breed or gender you have? Click here!

    What breed do you guys think this white one is? 6 weeks old. Sorry I know the pics aren't great.
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    Thoughts on feeding starter only until layer age?

    I have heard some people say they go with a grower feed from 10 weeks until 18/19 weeks or when the hens start laying. Is it okay to feed starter the whole way though or should I transition the birds to a different feed at 10 weeks? Right now they are 6 weeks old still on the starter. 20%...
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    Almost done with my coop

    There is one vent that is about is on the top between the run and the coop that is 4" at the top and slopes down to about 1" at the bottom approx 48" long. I'm not sure if that is enough or not. I think I might keep the window closed in the cooler months because it will be drafty right at the...
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    No, just woodchips.
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    Almost done with my coop

    Done minus a few paint touchups!
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    6 week old Rhode Island Red. Anyone know what the sex is?
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    Ready for the coop?

    I just put my 4 week olds in the coop yesterday and they are loving it in there!
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    They keep spilling out their food!

    I had this problem with both their water and food. Either they spilled it all over the place or filled with pine shavings. Yesterday I hung them both by a chain in their coop and now the feeder/waterer sit about chest level and so far they have stopped doing it.
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