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A nesting box should be 12"X12"X12". This is not my picture but they are great nesting boxes I have min 12 inches off the ground and stacked just like the photo. You should only need 2 boxes but you will find that almost all your hens will use the same box

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The birds came from a good breeder but what happened is I ordered them and they were shipped and didn't make it to me for 7 days I think the post office lost the package then found it and got it to may post office and called me to come get the package. I refused to take the box that stunk like...

Hi been reading for hrs can anyone tell me if these are black copper Marans they were sold to me as black broilers but they are 14 almost 15 weeks old and are still not even close to broiler size. I think they are BCM.

I will take the swindled back but I am going to contact the hatchery just to see what they say and see about getting some broilers for the freezer. I did butcher some of the roosters but I wish I would have waited longer the big ones were still small. I don't think I will have to wait to long...

That is what I was thinking I hope they are Marans I would love some chocolate egg layers. I guess I will find out when I get my first egg. My plane is to keep them for layers, the funny part of this is I spent $24 on two dozen Maran hatching eggs 3 weeks ago that come tomorrow. I will have...

It looks like my Ameraucana chicks

I was told they were Black broilers but they are 14 weeks old and are still to small to be butchering all the other broilers I have got in the past were 6-8 lbs in under 10 weeks any ideas what they could be they all have black legs, all the broilers I have ever got in the past had yellow legs...

Thanks Do you have any idea of what the chickens could be.

So I ordered some Black broilers from a hatchery 14 weeks ago and none of the chickens are big enough to butcher. I have ordered Black broilers in the past and butchers them at 10 weeks and they were 6-8 lbs. All my broilers in the past had Yellow legs and all of this bunch has black legs. Did I...

Hi I live in Chugiak AK I have some chicks that are 2 weeks old if you are interested we could talk they are Easter eggers and Barred rocks they are still cute fluffy and health..