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Now, your sex links can start laying at 15 to 18 weeks. You need to start watching for your first egg.

Yes, and they love it.

About 18 to 26 weeks is a good average. Each breed (and bird) is a little different. It sure is nice when they finaly start. Good luck.

If it's safe for you to drink, it's safe for your birds.

How do you plan to keep it from blowing over in a bad wind?

Anytime you have daylight a hawk will hunt.

cybercat, Thanks, I'll try booting her out of the nest box.

How long should I keep her in the cage before letting her out?

The hen is eating and drinking; overall she's in good health just broody (she has lost most of the color in her comb). I'm not sure about the dark box... how would she see to get water in the dark? I think I'll try the water dunking in April if she's still broody then. Thanks to everybody for...

Attack Chicken, I think I'll take your advice and give her a dunking after it warms up. Do you think it would be safe to dunk her in April on a day above 50 degrees???

Dunking in water??? I've not heard that one. I live S/W of Indy and like you said... too cold for that right now. I have no eggs and don't plan to give her any. If I can't break her I guess I'll get out the pot.

I have a Wyyandotte that went broody about 3 weeks ago, there is no roo in the flock and she has no eggs under her. She is in good health and appears to be eating and drinking. She has lost color in her comb. How long will she stay broody???

I have a Wyandotte that went broody about 3 weeks ago. We have no Roo in the flock just hens. She has no eggs under her. How long will she stay broody???

I have had great luck with fill/builders sand. It drains well and is easy on their feet (they love to dust in it). It is also easy to rake and keep clean. You can dust it with lime or DE if you like.

I like the metal base type heaters. You should use a metal water can over them as some people have had problems with plastic. The type I use comes on at 36 degrees and goes off at 38 degrees. You can buy them at most farm supply stores for around $35.00. The one I use is on it's 4th year without...

I would never place a bare bulb around any livestock. The risk of fire is just to great. Your chickens will do fine. I live in west central Indiana and our night low temps this past week have been around 3 to 10 degrees. I only run a pad heater for the waterer and I give our girls 14 hours of...

Yep, it's DE.

Well my wife has 15 sex linked and 10 Wynedots (? spelling) at 18 weeks old and we are now getting 10 eggs a day. They started laying two weeks ago. Deep red combs and waddles on the sex linked... I think they are doing all of the laying right now If you get a chance, go to www.cornucopia.org/...

The glue/mastic will bond better to the unfinished wood (OSB). Paint is not the best surface for glue/mastics. Be sure to roll or sweep the vinyl down (starting from one side and working to the other) to insure total contact and remove air trapped between the subfloor and sheet goods. Follow the...