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    When do I uncover the nest box(es)?

    My chickens are ~12 weeks and are sleeping on their roost at night. The roosts are higher than the nest boxes. We have five chickens—two red sex-links, a cuckoo marans, a silver laced Wyandotte, and a bielfelder. We have three nest boxes, all covered with plywood. I was planning on opening one...
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    Is Primrose (5 week old silver laced wyandotte) a rooster?

    Primrose (5 week old silver laced wyandotte) is a sweet hen (fingers crossed). Her comb and waddles are coming in a bit redder than our other chicks combs and waddles, though none of them are the same breed. Is she actually a rooster? (Please excuse the messy basement and my...
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    Coop ventilation, drafts and roost height question

    My family is new to chickens. We bought 5 chicks but are building the coop for 6 chickens. The breeds we got are on the larger side, with the Bielefelder being the biggest. The coop is 4 ft x 6 ft with the 3 nest boxes adding a couple square feet. We’re not going to keep food/water in the coop...
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    Waving Hi!!! from Portland, OR

    Hi there-- After lurking on this site while planning for chickens and spending the first couple weeks with these babies, I made an account so that I could get some feedback on my coop design. The 5 chicks are 2-3 weeks old. We have 2 Moyer Brown Hybrids (which other threads on here tell me are...
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