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UPDATE: New Years Day . . . . at over 8 months of age, I found a white egg today. She is finally laying. Anyone ever heard of a hen beginning laying at such an age?

You want chicken TV? Take them some hummus. They dive in with gusto and get it all over their beaks and faces. Then they run around wiping their face and beak on the other chickens. For which they get pecked and harrassed. Then when the hummus runs out, they spot the hummus on each other's...

Right at 7 months. The two barred rocks, within a day or two of being exact same birth date, started laying 6-8 weeks ago or more. Is it possible for a hen not to lay eggs at all?

Mine looks more or less just like this one: http://mrs.jaredyates.com/pages/chickens/tbchickens_files/image137.jpg I am pretty sure that is the "blue phase" but I thought they all were supposed to lay white? But like I said, the egg count suggests to me that she isn't laying at all. I have a...

I am thinking of netting the area. So if anybody knows of a good how-to tutorial or video . . . A note on redtails: Unfortunately, ours in this area are Coopers or Sharp-shinned (or both). Both of which will crash through the underbrush going after their prey. Even though my smalles hen (blue...

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This is all very helpful. I have several firs and other trees in and around the run. Just how much open space does a hawk need to dive down and make a kill? The entire area is only about 100' x 12'. Is there any way to keep a hawk out? Twine overhead in the open areas? Perhaps a risk of the...

BTW, just to be clear, I am only planning to free range daylight. They will be locked in the coop overnight.

I have 6 6-8 mo old chickens (2 barred rock, 1 black sex link, 1 buff orp, 1 blue andalusian, 1 Rhode Island Red). All but RIR are laying. THe blue Andalusian by far is the smallest, but completely mature. We are well-isolated from coons, opossum, coyote, lions/bobcats, and other terrestrial...

Hi There, I have an andalusian blue hen that we bought same time/same age as two barred rocks. The rocks have been laying for 6-8 weeks, but we have yet to see any white eggs. Althought smaller than the rocks, the blue looks mature and very healthy. Could blues start much later? Could she be...