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My hens are coming up on laying age soon (16 weeks) I have 3 RIRs, 2 Black Sex Links, and 2 White Giants. I am wondering if my first layer may prefer to lay out-and-about in their run? I have a huge enclosed area including many trees, bushes, leaf piles, and natural obstacles for them to play...

Oh no!!! Sad =( how exactly can you tell? Comb development : age? The tail feathers?? No real spurs or anything...

This is my 14 wk old oddball FREE chick from Mcmurray Hatchery. Every one here helped identify 'her' as a SSH. She started crowing yesterday morning, and I'm wondering now if she's a cockerel? I'm not allowed a roo in my city, shes very flighty and skittish, please help!! Thanks!!!

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Hello avid chicken keepers! I am fairly new to all of this (having only kept buff orpingtons prior to this flock..) and am having trouble identifying the breed of this MYSTERY CHICK that came with my order from McMurray Hatchery! she (?!!) is 7 wks old and is very skittish compared the others...

hello chicken people! I am new to the whole paddock system for chickies and have a few questions in constructing the set-up for my soon-to-be flock. I will have 6 hens, and we have a pretty cold winter climate 4 months out of the year. My idea was to orignially have a stationary LARGE coop and...