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My chicks are 8 weeks old this coming sunday. Not sure the breed but think they are mixed. Anyway momma, daddy and all 8 are sleeping together in the nest boxes. Yes both boxes are now being used. Mom with babies and daddy in another. He was in the box with all of them. Roosting post is up...

I have a hen who has been totally free range, no coop. I just moved her and her 10 2 week old chicks into a coop. Want to keep them safer than just a fenced yard. How long should i keep all of them inside the coop so that they go back into it at night when i finally let them free range during...

I was given a rooster and hen from a neighbor. Did not think she was old enough to lay just yet until one day i saw her hoing into some bushes. Figured she wanted away from him because he was always mounting her. Well i was surprised to see 13 eggs in her nest. I did not have coop ready, and...

Hello everyone..... I recently moved to Costa Rica....a neighbor brought over a rooster and said we needed a mascott. The following day he brought over a hen, said he needed a companion and that she will give us eggs. I raised 4 barred rocks back in the states but i didn't tell him that. He...

I started out on 2013 with 4 barred rocks, one died. I've moved into the country. My new spouse loves the girls and named them, lol We are wanting to sell eggs to neighbors and friends so were getting 5 more girls soon. Were hooked, lol Time to build a bigger coop and run for the soon to be 8...

I just went outside to check on the girls a short time ago and one of them was in the run dead. It's a totally enclosed so nothing can get in. And the sides are 1 inch wire mesh. I found her towards the front of the run and in the corner her head was facing in and on her. Not sure what...

I have 4 barred rocks - they just started to lay just over a month ago - on average 4 eggs a day lately. Yesterday they each gave me a little present Today there were 5 eggs in there - 3 in the next - 2 outside the nest - 1 was actually a soft shelled egg Is that unusual to get 5 eggs in 1...

I went to check on the girls this morning - they are 24 weeks old Barred Rocks and I saw this Can this happen sometimes with them being so young? Do I need to add more calcium to their diet? Thought their laying feed would have plenty for them. They are all eating and drinking - I sit...

I have 4 barred rocks - have had 1 soft egg out of one of them in the past week. We had some strong winds and heavy rain come through last night. I keep them in the coop of course but the wind was knocking down branches and such. I live in FL so it's not the snow or cold like other areas...

WOO HOO - all week long I've been getting 1 egg a day out of the girls - today I found 3 Problem is 2 were found on the hardwire coop floor - 1 broken and the other with a flat side - and 1 in the nesting box Why would 2 of them lay on the coop floor instead of inside the nesting box when...

The girls are 21 weeks old and I got a surprise in their run the other day with 1 egg showing up. So yesterday I went and built them their nesting box - I put it off long enough. This morning I went to check on them after I put their food out (all 4 were waiting to be fed) went out awhile...

I have 4 Barred Rocks who are 21 weeks old and one of them left me a present late this afternoon. I thought they would not be laying for a few more weeks so I don't even have a nesting box for them. They are in a closed run. I check on them every morning and early afternoon and late...

My girls are now 16 weeks old - this is them inside the run that I built for them and in the back of the picture is the 1'st level of their coop - it's a 2 story :)

This is my first time raising chicks and decided to build my own coop and run. The girls are 8weeks old now and today was their first day with the run. The coop is raised off the ground 2 ft and measures 4x3 and has a hardware cloth floor. Even the lower part has hardware cloth on ground...

I have 4 barred rock that are 6 weeks old, most of the time they are hanging around together. I have a raised coop and occassionally 1 will be upstairs by herself while the othrs are all downstairs, is this normal or do I possibly have 1 that's actually a roo

I had the urge to raise some chickens for healthier eggs as well as for great fertilizer for the garden (going to do composting of course) - the girls??? are about 2 weeks old, flapping their wings and even roosting on the feed and water containers lol and OMG they keep scratching the bedding...

I have 4 2 week old chicks - was told they should all be female - but from what I'm seeing I have one that may be a roo - 3 of them are very dark feathers on the front and 1 is very light - the others also have tail feathers coming in and this one doesn't seem to have them yet - they are barely...