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We had our two nearly grown pullets for about five days. I'm a late sleeper and we have a dog who is friendly to them but often out in the yard, so I left the door from the coop to the run open at night, thinking they might want to go down into the run when they wake up with the sun. I was a...

So the guy I bought these from said they would start laying in a "a month or two." At the time I didn't know that Jersey Giants can develop more slowly than other breeds so I assumed they were already 3-4 months. So now I'm wondering if there'sa way to tell how old pullets are? They don't have...

So today I bought two Jersey Black Giants who are probably about 4-6 months old. Maybe. That's question number one, I have no idea how old they are. They already seem like the size of a regular chicken but still don't have their combs yet. The guy I got them from said they were about two...

Hey everyone. I saw this swap meet on craigslist in Osteen on March 14, this saturday. http://orlando.craigslist.org/grd/1067444060.html I know a lot of people are going to the meet up in Ocala at Poison Ivy's house, but this is a good 50 minutes closer to me. I was just curious if any of...

We should just be putting the finishing touches on our coop tomorrow, and are in need of two or three good, laying hens. We aren't particular about breed but would just prefer some friendly hens who lay good eggs. We would also consider buying younger hens anywhere as young as two months old who...

Hi, my girlfriend and I are new to chickens and we would like to start getting eggs as soon as possible, so originally we planned to buy some hens that were already laying, but we have also thought about raising chicks. What are the benefits of raising the chicks as opposed to buying hens? Will...