Don't be too crazy about getting everything "just right". These chickens have been around for a looooong time! Have fun and enjoy the great articles on this site.
Did you make it to Spokane? I've been here just over one year. We're on the north side near Mead. We got 20 chicks last Aug and ended up rehoming one roo. All are doing great and some are laying already. Welcome!
I was wondering about this. Our pullets started laying at about 19 weeks and continues to pick up passing 21 weeks. The Orpingtons have generally been friendly but the BR, Brahma, and EE pullets less so. Now that we are getting more and more eggs, all the hens, except the Brahmas, are much...
Glad you joined us. I'm a rookie also having just got chicks last Aug. This site is amazing! Articles and threads already exist for almost everything I wanted to look up. Use the search function or just browse. Good luck with the roo. I managed to relocate one from my flock.
I now do intermittent free ranging. I let 'em out for a couple of hours before dusk and hang out with them or watch through the window. I'm on an acre and have a ~1/4 acre combination of lawn, landscaped, and forest edge where they get to go. I've placed temp fencing (wire and plastic) here...