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We have 8 that are old enough to lay. They spent the winter confined to their coop and run area. Now that they have access to the whole back yard they still seem to be coming back to the nest boxes to lay. I don't know if this will change as this is our first spring/summer with layers.

So sweet!!! We just got our first silkies(white ones) two weeks ago and they are so00 cuddly and nice. Have fun with yours!

Do ya'll let your chickens out in the rain? Yesterday we had a 50/60 degree day with light misting rain. We opened up the coop to let the girlies free range and they stayed out alllll day and really looked pretty wet by the end of the day. Now, I'm not calling my hens dumb, but ummm are they...

sooooo cute! congrats!

Happy country hens...your chicks are all so beautiful! Hope all goes well with building your coop and that you get some sunshine to work in.

I wondered how our other animals would do with our hens too when we first introduced them. Our ten year old bordie collie is kinda funny with our hens. When they are enclosed in their run he will run/pace/herd around and around their area. He seems kinda stressed and will do this over and over...

Quote: I'm pretty new to raising chickens too but loving it. We just got 5 new babies and two are white silkies and one is a RIR. I'm near Rochester so im not close by but Welcome!

Yeah! Congratulations on your new babies! Sounds like youre doing great!

Quote: LOL silly babies They do do some funny things dont they?!

Quote: Really?! LOL i never would have guessed that.

I have read some lists of "extras" that you can and cannot feed to chickens but I was wondering what everyone is finding their chickens FAVORITE treat is?? Also, is there anything that your chickens kinda turn up their beaks at? My hens absolutely refused cucumber today and i was suprised but...

OH thats hard that you have to wait some more. I remember how it was counting down the days but thats good that they were so nice about it. We got all our hens from My Pet Chicken and they are all so sweet and good layers. Our first 8 hens arrived last August and they all started laying in...

Hi! My name is Shelly and I live near Rochester, NY. I have been reading/learning/and loving this site for awhile now and am hoping to join in and get to know some folks better. I have 8 hens that are almost a year old and 5 new, 1 week old chicks. I am just finding myself so in love with my...

Quote: I'm pretty new to all this too. What kind of chickens are you getting?

I am new at posting and just wanted to say "hi" to everyone. I have been reading/learning/loving this site for several months now and really wanted to join in. I live near Rochester NY but my husband and I both grew up in Liverpool. We have 8 sweet silly hens that are almost a year old ( 2...