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I have two EEs that are 27 weeks old - no eggs yet and it's driving me batty! All my other girls (New Hampshires, Delaware, Dominiques) have been laying for a few weeks...it's so hard to wait for that first colored egg!

Neat! Thanks!

This is probably a stupid question - but how much DE are y'all talking when you say "I sprinkle/use it everywhere" - Is it a dusting or a full on layer, etc? Newbie here - go easy on me!

Eeekkk! I was using the 4sqft per bird rule that I had read elsewhere on BYC forum, and three are bantams so I thought I was ok with room to spare. I was pretty sure we would need to rehome one of the roos though, but wanted confirmation. Useful info as far as space that I did not mention -...

Can you add some shade to the enclosed run? Even a tarp or something could help - the difference between sun and shade can be substantial, so I would make sure plenty of shade in run area along with extra water. If you wanted, you could also do an electrolyte drink along with the water to help...

We have 14 chickens - 3 New Hampshires, 3 Dominiques, 4 Easter Eggers, 1 Delaware and 3 Cochin Bantams. They are all around 7-8 weeks old. We just moved them from the brooder to their 8'x10'x4' coop. Of the bunch, we have two definite Roosters - one Dominique and one Easter Egger. The EE has...

Is that true of Dominique's as a whole? We have three 6 week old Dominiques, two have more black than white and the one with more white also has a slightly larger comb...probable roo?

Mine are all between 3-4 weeks old...we have started giving them fresh veggie scraps/leftovers to eat. They spend the day in the brooder, but when I get home from work - we put them out in a 6x6 'play pen' that my extremely supportive hubby rigged up for me. Outside play time is a HUGE hit -...

Awww bloonskiller911! Those lil fluffballs are too cute Mudhen - I LOL at mine quite frequently. Some of them are WAY too smart for their own good...I can see them contemplating things and 'figuring' out how to jump to the sides of the brooder to roost

I'm curious about this too as I got all mine straight run at a poultry swap

Thanks, that makes me feel better! I can just see your poor roo LOL

I'm just loving them! SO entertaining - they have really improved MY mood just because they make me happy

Hi all! I have been utilizing the fabulous resource that is BYC for a while now and it has been SO helpful in getting me started with my chicks. My question is regarding raising Cochin Bantams with Standards. To elaborate, after over a month of research, I was finally ready to make the...

Chicks in brooder - all chicks 3-4 weeks old :) Oatmeal treat Dust bath "Chick Pile" Blu Belle - my blue Ameraucana - quickly becoming my favorite! First time with chickies and LOVING it so far - they are SO smart and inquisitive :)

Afreakindorable!!

This thread has proved VERY insightful! We are getting our butts in gear for a coop build and have found BYC to be an eternal source of information - and yes, at times an information overload. We are trying to be as cost effective as possible and found inspiration in the recycled pallet coop...