Here's what we know: I have a 25 week old Orpington hen. Not sure of her weight, she's the same size or even a bit rounder than some of my other orpies. Mid-morning Saturday, my husband went out to feed & water the chickens she was standing in the coop; he thought that she was waiting for an...
This is my first year raising chickens, so maybe I'm missing something?
From what I've read, when you're raising laying hens from peeps, it takes about 6 months before they start laying. In my area, peeps are only available in the farm stores in March-early April. So the girls don't...
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Hi all,
I've got 10 pullets that are 18 weeks old and just aquired 10 more that are the same age. Since they're all the same age and not fully mature, do I need to adhere to the usual methods of adding young girls in with older ladies? Or can I put them in to roost with the existing flock...