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    New hens.....any way to determine age and when they will start laying?

    Quote: Yes...I'm definitely going to let them know!
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    Very first foray into keeping chickens. Pics of new coop! Update pg2!

    Quote: We're pretty limited on adding any more chicken-specific space, but they get at least 3 hours of supervised free range time every day....so I think they're pretty happy.
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    Perches.....do some just not like them?

    I've been told they're somewhere around 4-5 months....not laying yet. As for the floor not being secure...why? They're in a cozy two room a-frame in a southern california urban area. More threat from gang bangers than predators. The seem to really like laying right up against each other...
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    Treatment for Coryza? Update....they're better now!

    They had it at the feed store where we got the hens.
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    how much light to hens need for egg-laying?

    Looks awesome so far!
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    Perches.....do some just not like them?

    So I've tried a few different setups (diff. heights, widths, locations etc) for our two girls, and they still insist on just snuggling up together in the nice thick pine shavings. Is this fairly normal?
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    Treatment for Coryza? Update....they're better now!

    Good news.....after 5 days on duramycin, that horrible stench is completely gone from their nostrils and the mucous is pretty much gone too. Woohoo.
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    New hens.....any way to determine age and when they will start laying?

    Good news is that after 5 days on the antibiotics, most of the snot is gone and whats left has no smell to it. I feel some eggs coming on at any time!
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    New hens.....any way to determine age and when they will start laying?

    Quote: Yeah, there is still mucous and it still stinks, which is why I'm convinced that its Coryza. I clean them off twice a day just so I can keep an eye on them, and they are on day 5 of the Duramycin treatment. If there is no improvement after the weekend, I'm going to try something else.
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    New hens.....any way to determine age and when they will start laying?

    Quote: Yeah, yeah...I got it. I agree they look young - might need another 4 -6 weeks to lay. Good to know....we'll just wait. Why do you suspect they have Coryza? They don't look to have symptoms for it in the pictures - typical signs are swollen or puffy head/face, watery eyes, sinus...
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    Treatment for Coryza? Update....they're better now!

    Thank you....I'll look into it. Should I finish the 7 day run on the Duramycin before doing anything else?
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    Treatment for Coryza? Update....they're better now!

    Bump for the update and more advice!
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    New hens.....any way to determine age and when they will start laying?

    lol.....honestly I have ZERO experience with what the various breeds are supposed to look like. The kid that was grabbing them for us just mumbled something about "I'm pretty sure they're Rhode Island Reds." This was the same kid who when we said "we like that one" proceeded to chase her...
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    Treatment for Coryza? Update....they're better now!

    Based on the stench of their nasal discharge, I believe it to be Coryza. No other symptoms though. On sunday I started them on a run of Duramycin since it was all they had at the feed store. So far they may have improved, but I'm not too sure. Is there something else I should put them...
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    New hens.....any way to determine age and when they will start laying?

    We purchase two (not RIR) hens from a local feed store last saturday. The people running the place seemed a bit iffy on their ages, but thought they were about 5 months. One is slightly larger than the other. They seemed to have settled into their new home nicely...and are fed well and...
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