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  1. Dana Childs

    Egg Laying data

    YES!!
  2. Dana Childs

    Egg Laying data

    I too keep track of laying times. I have one Black sex link that lays on my south porch at 9:00am. She is very reluctant to lay her eggs in the coup/nesting boxes. I have a leghorn that lays around noon on my east porch and she too is very reluctant to lay in the boxes. I have another black...
  3. Dana Childs

    What age can I let my chicks outside to play?

    We just got our fall baby chicks (4) and we are taking them outside every day to explore. My husband built a 'playpen' for them so they have space to explore and our laying hens can get used to them. I believe the fresh air and exercise are good for them. I did this with our first batch of...
  4. Dana Childs

    Black Sexlink hen laying eggs on roost

    Here are some photos of nesting boxes and some of the roost. It is very large and we let them out in the morning to free range and they go in at night and we secure them. We started leaving them in a little longer in the morning when we got the first egg.
  5. Dana Childs

    Black Sexlink hen laying eggs on roost

    The nest boxes are 12 X 12 and we have shavings inside and a golf ball. I will take a photo! Thank you
  6. Dana Childs

    I am retired and moved to Texas and we live in the country. Raising hens and I am completely...

    I am retired and moved to Texas and we live in the country. Raising hens and I am completely hooked!!!
  7. Dana Childs

    Black Sexlink hen laying eggs on roost

    This week our 4 1/2 month old Black Sexlink layed her first egg on our south porch on a small table. Now the next 2 mornings in the coop, eggs on the ground broken under the roost. We have put her I the nesting box but she doesn't seem to like it. Her first egg was beautiful. We want the...
  8. Dana Childs

    Leghorn hen question

    Thank you, her right ear is the same. What about near her eye? The other eye doesn’t have a green tint near it.
  9. Dana Childs

    Leghorn hen question

    My white leghorn hen is 4 1/2 months old. She has a greenish tint near her left eye and ear. She is eating and active. What could this be. Attaching a photo
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