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Pine shavings bedding from TSC.

Who composts chicken bedding? I have a compost tumbler and have been added all their bedding straight into the tumbler, added some water as it dried out, and also thrown in some cut grass for some green material. In your opinion, will the compost be ready for use in my garden by the spring? I...

5 hens total. 2 "roosts" inside the coop is what I said to give you an idea of the space I have inside the coop. I have a space under the coop and a large pen.

This is an old pic, birds are full size now. 5 hens. 2 roosts inside. And yes, they've been consistently putting themselves away each night for the entire summer.

I need help, I'm not sure what's going on but my hens have stopped going in the coop at night. At 1st I wondered if maybe our top hen was keeping them out. But today her and 2 others were still out. We have an Omelet automatic door and currently have it set to close about 45 minutes after...

We've had plenty of small eggs from the ladies when they first started laying, but this mini egg we got yesterday takes the cake for smallness. Its about half the size of the medium blue egg and almost completely round.

I had a small chicken tractor before, no insulation and still mice. So they'll happen without it.

Great question! This pic shows it better. At the front and rear, under the 2x4 roof trusses.

Used plastic sheeting with straw packed behind to insulate the coop framing today. Then, I caulked the seams and cracks between wall boards. Then, I laid deep bedding on the floor of the coop. I feel great about how it turned out. Upstate NY winters can be brutal...

Ok, confirmed this morning the larger egg above was a "twin" egg. So they won't always be that big. So, it's possible I still have one Marans that isn't laying yet.

Good question! I have no idea!! Haha. I bought them all 3 at the same time from the same lady. Who knows?!

This was fun to make!

These are Tractor Supply chicks?!? We weren't impressed with our TS chicks. Bought a straight run and ended up with 6 of 8 roosters...learned our lesson with the straight run. Beautiful eggs though!!

Ok, I was a day too early!!! LOOK what we got today!!

Black Marans or "French" Black Marans. 

Actually, from a local lady that breeds and sells them.

Our Easter egger started laying today! We are in love with the blue egg!! We also have an Australorp who started laying first, the light brown eggs are hers. However, we expected darker brown eggs from our Marans hens. Do you think the egg colors will get darker at all? Do egg colors change...

I do have nesting boxes. Just can't see them in the pic. I may try the fake eggs or I've heard of golf balls working too?!