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Mine started to lay at 24/25 weeks. They have been laying for about 10 days now, all the eggs are perfect, a bit small, but great otherwise. Right now, they tend to lay every other day, but I know that will improve soon. So exciting.

24 weeks yesterday and we got our first egg... EVER...., see, we are newbies! So eggciting! I had just gotten home from the store with another dozen store bought eggs, and jokingly yelled across the yard, "you girls had better hurry up and start laying...or else". Went out to check the food...

This stinks! We only have 6 and that's all I can have. Looks like half might be roos. So, do I search for a hatchery that has 8 week old to add to mix?

For comparison sake, this is what I think looks like a hen from the same group of chicks...

I'll go out and snap a few more shots

These chicks are 8 weeks old. New at this. Bought at TSC as pullets. Judging from their combs..look like Roos to me. Looking at ones looking at camera. Thanks.

Yesterday my son went out to the coop and announced proudly, "Mom, we have 2 eggs". Now, knowing that our chicks are only 7 weeks old, I knew this just couldn't be. However, I am a newbie..so maybe? I thought a minute, and asked the color of eggs, as I knew mine would be brown when the day...

We bought 3 Buff and 3 Plymouth Rock, they will be yellow reddish and black and white, and they were colored differently at 3 days.

Mine are 3 weeks old tomorrow and partially feathered. I have 6 in a 4x8 closed coop. They have a heat lamp on one end with a 250 watt bulb. They have thick pine bedding. They have been out for 4 nights now, with temps dropping outside to 32 degrees at night, up to 50-60 during the day...

Totally new at this, but put my 3 week olds out in closed coop with heat lamp. They are just fine. Temps managed with lamp.

Our finished coop. Needs a little more paint work, lol. Mostly scraps, had to buy a few latches for doors.

Think about scrap lumber and such. It helps that builder here is a carpenter and we have lots of scraps. However, coup not at all scrappy looking! We did buy a book, if interested, I could send you photo. We went with a tractor style, it's actually for 15 chicks, but we will only use it for...

I just paid 9$ for 25 pounds. Bought at Farm and Fleet in Wisconsin. Best stuff ever!