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So we have 7 chickens (2 Rhode Island Red, 2 Barred Plymouth Rock, 1 Buff Orpington and 2 (5 mo old) Sumatra mixes) we usually get 5 eggs a day and for the last 2 days we had only been getting 2 a day. My husband went out this morning and found a new nest this morning with 4 eggs in it (yay!)...

Can anyone identify these breeds? I'm thinking about getting some but would like to research them first. Also does anyone know the temperament of them? I have 2 New Hampshire reds, 2 Plymouth rocks and a Buff Orphington all but one are very mellow birds. would they mix well? And would I have...

We are new to being chicken owners and know very little. We live in north Texas and just received our chickens from our neighbor who moved 2 weeks ago. He gave us 6 hens one of which died the next day. We're not sure if it was stress or heat related (it was 104° that day) but e figured out how...