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Where did you get your ISA Brown chicks?

Lets have an update from this experience. I have had my chickens on timed light from the very beginning all the way through summer and this last winter they started molting and stopped laying. It has now been 3 months and they are still not laying??? I have looked all over those birds for a...

I installed a dog pen inside my coop to raise chicks. Putting a broody hen in with some new chicks and letting her raise them takes all the work out of it and she continues to protect them as they move into the flock.

I designed my coop with this method in mind. I made the coop larger than most allowing 20sqft per bird. I do keep rabbits in the same coop but they are in cages hanging above the floor area. I cover the floor with a couple hay bales and the chickens spread out the rabbit litter as they scratch...

This week I have been introducing 6 month old Cream Legbars to my Black Copper Maran flock. The Coop is spacious and I have brooder/run for raising chicks inside the coop. This has allowed the chicks and hens to become very familiar with each other over the past 6 months. However they are still...

was it a real egg, sometimes in the egg reproduction process something else happens and the result is an egg look alike.

I'm new to this amazing world of chickens and loved the article. My BCM's are young and I believe one or two of them are easily frightened which is causing #1 to occur. Thanks for this wonderful resource.

I'm knew to this amazing process and loved the article. My BCM's are young and I believe one or tow of them are easily frightened which is causing #1 to occur. Thanks for this wonderful resource.

Ok, My BCM eggs are form a new flock and most of the eggs are shinny and a dark chocolate color. However, a few are chalky and lighter in color. The chickens have only been laying for a couple months so this may be a new hen issue…that will become clearer as time goes by.

In discussing lighting with my vet friend he said that the birds need the gradual sunset to find their roost. He recommended that I set the light to come on early an then let them roost by the setting sun. I found other posts that supported the same idea…I love your program, you have put a lot...