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Well they finally started laying eggs 1 at a time like a day between each so far im up to 8 eggs a day i have 11 chickens lol but i got an egg yesterday the size of a golf ball and a half i was told its probably a double yoker all i can say is WOW that poor chicken that egg fits perfectly in the...

So figured i would give an update because i know it has been awhile but all my chickens are doing great and some have recently started laying eggs first it was one egg for about 4-5 days then 2 yesterday was 3 i woke up this morning to let them out and low and behold 5 eggs all in the same...

LOL they already stay around their coop when i do let them out of it until i come out then i get mobbed by a flock of chickens and i dont pick them up and such but i will pet them when they let me one of the chickens really like me scratching her back lol and i do know i give them oregano when i...

Also this is the food i bought them. https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/dumor-poultry-grower-finisher-15-feed-50-lb?cm_vc=IOPDP2

Ok thanks very much and curious what part of texas i lived in texas a few years down in Red Oak bout 20 miles south of dallas

Yes the hens are supposed to be laying eggs around late this month - sometime next month so they are well over 18 weeks i'm pretty sure and i checked tractor supply that's the best place i could find around here and could not find flock raiser that's why i got the crumbles its says on the bag it...

My chickens are so much happier since i started letting them out of their coop the rooster didnt like it at first and tried his best to get back in now they still stay around their coop but they can walk around if they wish to i leave the coop open when i let them out and close it at night when...

Well i walked out to check my chickens today after i let them out of the coop and i was walking towards their coop and all the sudden i had a flock of chickens running towards me and stopped and just starred at me lol.

Well i had seen the mites at first but i thought it was dirt on the coop and never really thought anything about it then a while later i felt them crawling on me around when the first chicken died but never thought something so small could kill a chicken. So again it all comes back to the...

Well thing is i have never had chickens before i know nothing about them but whilst treating them with dust i noticed tons of them under the poor chickens wings i do not know how long they have had them i can say the first time i saw the mites i thought it was dirt on the doors of the coop and...

I sprayed the hell out of everything in the coop and let it dry well my brother did i made him do the spraying and the dusting with the stuff one got it on her face and head but i think she will be fine and tractor supply is where i bought both my items maybe you can order there if you ever need...

Welcome to the Funny Farm lol sorry had to but this is for sure a great place and very helpful.

i bought a metal 3 gallon circle pan and poured sand in it and they found a place to dust bath when they are out of their coop as well. This is what i have the sand in https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/behrens-utility-pan-3-gal-capacity

i bought the right stuff then for feed and mite control?

So i went to tractor supply and bought them this feed i think its good.? https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/dumor-poultry-layer-16-crumble