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So I thought Americauna's laid sooner than my rocks and doms..... but here we are.... 26 week old birds and no eggs! What's the deal?

Last year I bought 2 Barred Rock and 2 Dom's. They did great and are producing well. This year I wanted to change things up ... so I bought 2 Delaware and 2 Amercauna . They were being kept in a Rubbermade tote, the same as I did last year. Last night (they would be approximately 3-4 days old as...

I have 4 hens (2 Barred Rock and 2 Dom's). They will be a full year old in May this year, they took FOREVER to begin laying (I think they were a full 26-28 weeks before we began to get eggs. They are now good little layers! We do supplement light in the "run" area as they are fully enclosed (too...

So I have 4 hens (only 3 so far are laying) and my kids are freaked out with the "idea" of eating "home grown" eggs... my oldest son's 19th birthday was yesterday and he wanted a big birthday breakfast and his ONE request was to make the eggs from store bought eggs... we have a large family (6...

I'm new to chickens... I have 2 barred rocks and 2 Dom's that are 30 weeks, only one is laying so far??? And only started last week (I've had 5 eggs total)... I get their feed from a local farm supply store. When they were chicks, they were on a mash (that the guy at the feed store told us to...

I have 29.5 week chickens, 2 Dom's and 2 barred rocks.... only 1 so far is producing eggs. They have an open air enclosed run area. It is diet with some pine shavings/bedding to minimize muddy mess! I'm wondering if the dirt on the ground is sufficient for "grit"?

First, I'm starting to feel I'm not as prepared as I thought I was to start this whole backyard chicken thing! :/ I researched for about a year before we bought chicks from a farm supply store in late April/early May (chicks were sexed and only a few days old). We bought a premade "coop" (I'm...

So I've wanted chickens for years. I have 6 kids and hoped "home made" eggs would be helpful. I researched for about 6 months breeds, coop sizes, etc. Finally purchased 2 Dominique's and 2 Plymouth barred rocks from a farm supply store. I was told the chick's were only a few days old. So going...