Hi there,
We're brand new to the chicken thing.
We started the summer with 9 day old chicks, lost 5 to a predator (long story -- learning curve), leaving 4 surviving POL pullets (2xAustralorp, 2xAracauna), and have added 4 supposedly laying hens (2xISA Brown, 2xBarnvelde).
It's been a steep...