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After 4 days she has come out of broodiness. I kept couple of wired basket in the nest box where she was brooding. She stayed there for few hours, went out of the coop few hours and came back. In the night after dark I had pick her up and place her in the roosting bar with other girls. This...

Thanks aart. Very helpful. I opened up the coop door yesterday around 8pm. Noticed sussex was in the nest for some time and went to the roosting area with other girls. I will monitor for the next couple of days and see how it goes.

I have now let them out and closed the coop. Both the girls were near the coop door for some time and went to rest in a shady area. Will monitor how it goes.

My council doesn't allow rooster to grow. In total I have 5 hens. Today I noticed RIR is following the Sussex and both of them are becoming broody.

Hi All, I have five hens that are free range in my backyard. I live in Melbourne with current summer time the temperature varies between 24 & 36 degrees. My sussex buff has changed her behaviour in the last couple of days. She often gets into the coop and rest in the nesting area as if...

@azygous & wyorp -- Thanks for your comments @aart, scratch doesn't give me the %. attached the photos of the feed. also few photos of my girls and coop. Just to give an idea. I normally fill the tray with barastoc essential golden yolk once in 2 days. Scratch grains daily about 500 gms...

Hi All, I am new to growing hens. Need your advice and directions I have flock of 5 hens. 4 pretty much same age between 42 & 46 weeks (Leghorn, Isa, Sussex & RIR). The 5th hen Hi Lines and about 21 weeks. All the hens look strong, healthy. I give them barastoc golden yolk full grown feed...