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    Hen Laying at Night?

    I have a flock of 7 red sex linked hens - all laying since early winter - getting six or seven eggs each day in the nesting boxes. About a week ago, I started finding a single egg almost every day beneath the roosts in the morning. The egg is completely cold, so I assume it ended up there during...
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    Does winter arrest layer development or just slow it down?

    I have 7 red sex-link hens that are now 24 weeks old. At exactly 20 weeks, one of the girls started laying and has blessed me with an egg every single day since. The other 6 - zilch, nada. Just about the time the first girl started laying, cold weather descended (40-50's during the day, 20's at...
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    Do I need to supply water at night?

    New chicken guy here. I have a small, insulated coop inside a large fenced-in pen. The girls (now about 15 weeks) spend all day frolicking outside in the pen and spend all night sleeping in the coop. I have food and water both inside the coop and outside in the pen. Best I can tell, they NEVER...
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    The Leader of the Flock?

    I have a little flock of Golden Buff females that are 6 weeks old. This one is the boldest, even though they are all very sweet:
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    Injured Leg?

    Stupid, idiot kids down the block terrified my flock of 6-week old chicks by setting off firecrackers on July 4th. The poor chicks were completely freaked out, climbing all over each other to try to escape the inescapable assault on their ears. The next morning one of them was limping when...
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    Nesting boxes - when to make available?

    New backyard chicken guy here. Female chicks (Golden Buff x 7) are coming up to the point where they will moved from the brooder to their permanent coop. They won't be laying eggs for a few more months, so I'm wondering what is the best practice for their nesting boxes until then. My inclination...
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