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    Which breeds have you had good egg production from?

    My experience is that it's less about the breed and more about the hatchery. Each hatchery (or chicken raiser or whatever) tends to have their own genetics for a given breed - hence Breed X from one hatchery may do better than Breed Y, whereas at a different hatchery, Breed Y will do better than...
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    Debeaked and pellets

    I believe they're 20-21 weeks. Some have started laying - found an egg in the box when I got home with them last night. Another showed up around noon today. They're Gold Comets.
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    Debeaked and pellets

    I just purchased some pullets and got them home to discover they had been debeaked. Thankfully, it's not very severe (only the upper, and maybe 1/2 the way between the end and the nairs). Also, I discovered they had been eating crumbles. This being my first time, and not being able to forsee...
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