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Hey all! I have 8 hens, less than 2 years old, raised from chicks. Last summer, I averaged 7-8 eggs per day once they started laying. When winter hit, that dropped to about 5 per day. It never picked up again after winter and now, I'm lucky to get 3 eggs a day. This week, I've gotten 1 egg per...

So, I started the coop and run today. Great day to be working outside, it was 75˚F and sunny. I made good progress for day one. This is for our chicks we just got a few days ago https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/740783/look-who-arrived-today The run is 16'x8' and the coop is 4'x8'. I'm going...

All happy and hungry! 8 Plymouth Barred Rocks and 8 Buff Orpingtons. I split an order with my friend and he'll be taking 1/2 of them after they grow up a bit. The brooder is in the garage with a space heater keeping the garage warm and another heater keeping the brooder at 95˚F. The heater in...

Hi all! My wife and daughter and I are getting our first chicks next week and we're pretty excited about it. We're starting with 8, 4 Plymouth Barred Rocks and 4 Buff Orpingtons. I'm building a 16'x10' pen with a 4'x6' coop inside. We have a lot of hawks, owls, coyotes and cats around so the pen...