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Our chickies are 12 weeks old, and we're wondering when they'll start laying. I heard about 20 weeks, but does it very from breed to breed? We have Rhode Island Reds, Easter-Eggers, Dominiques, and Barred Rocks. When should we introduce nesting boxes, and what do we use?

Lily, our 11-ish week-old "teenage" chicken, is doing something odd. None of the other chickens do this- only her. She squats and rolls her head from side to side in the dirt. Isn't that bad for her eyes?! I know hens do "dustbaths", but rolling just her head around in the rocks?! Is that...

Hi! We're new to chicken-ing, and have 7 lovely chickies! They're currently 9-ish weeks old, of several breeds. Love them already. :)