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If I have to resort to ceramic eggs, I will LOL :) So what happened when your girls laying time moved into night time?

Thanks for the response, GarthRyan! I have 2 Barred Rocks, 3 Black Sex Links and 1 Red Sex Link. The Red SL started laying last week (1 week shy of 5 months old). Her first egg was laid from the the roost and fell a long way. It cracked but it was still good, because the membrane was...

Thanks for all the great information!! This is very helpful!

Well, I usually let them out in the morning, because of the heat in the afternoon, but that won't be a problem soon. If they lay outside, while I'm gone on vacation, will they still come in or insist on staying with their egg? I don't know if they go broody when first laying???

You are correct, WalkingOnSunshine, I only have the pullets. I'm new to chickens. They're only about 4 months old, but a couple of them are showing all the signs (clucking a lot, red comb/face, squatting). I'm about to leave for a week's vacation, of course :( I just have a feeling they are...

Two of my six pullets are showing all the signs of getting ready to lay. I'm concerned that they will find a spot to do it somewhere besides a nest box, because they are free-ranging most of the day and I haven't seen any indication that they have been exploring the nest boxes. I have them...

Oh, and thanks for the input y'all!!

Oh, I thought they were a specific match up. I knew about the white spot on the head, but this one looked so much different than the obvious black sex links, that I thought it was a whole different breed and the lack of white spot didn't necessarily mean it was female anymore. Guess we'll just...

Well, two of are getting the red/brown chest feathers, but the third one that is supposed to be another black sex link, has a white chest and a few white tipped wing feathers. Sorry, I only showed y'all the back of it to begin with. Here is her front...

Oops, just noticed which forum I posted this in :( Can I move it or maybe someone here has an answer anyway???

I recently bought 6 chicks, to start our own egg production :) What I thought I was getting were 2 barred rocks, 3 black sex links and 1 red sex link (all female). The barred rocks are starting to grow their stripes, as expected and the red is starting to get her red feathers, but 2 of the...

Hi, y'all :) I found this forum, looking for how to best raise chickens, what kind to get for our region (layers and fryers) and where to get the best chickens. Would love to get connected with local peeps to share information and ideas. Will be attending the Decatur coop tour next weekend...