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Our girls looked at the first snow and said we're not going out there! We had 5" at that point. Later in the day, 5 more fell. They came out about 3:00 in the afternoon and have been out everyday since. They even ventured out last Saturday and walked all over the yard --it had iced up and...

Our hens were hatched in March and came to live with us in July. The 4 of them were all laying by the middle of September. They've been faithfully laying 1 egg each day. Last week, we found an egg w/o a shell ruptured under the perch. There was about 2 more times that we found eggs w/o...

Our girls starting the squat pose right before (2) and the other 2 right after they started laying. The first time I saw it, it immediately reminded me of the pose our female Japanese Quail used to take when mounted by the male quail. My husband has also read that it can be a pose of fear if...

Thanks for everyone's advice. Even though I'm not in often, I think this is my favorite website! I've learned a great deal. We've installed a remote thermometer and insulated the floor (from the underside of the coop). The girls are doing great right now and are adjusting better to the...

Thanks for replying, good to hear from a neighbor . The coop is not insulated--it is made of Cedar 2x4s, with 3/4"plywood over that and then roofing shingles over that. I'm trying to wrap my head around the heating panel (size and safe for the girl from a curiosity-lets try to eat...

I'm writing because I'm so impressed with the knowledge shared in this forum. My husband and I have 4 Golden Star chickens (all 4 started laying in the past 2 weeks ) and we're new to all of this. Living in MN, we expect some pretty cold days and nights in the upcoming months. We're looking...

We've had 4 layers for 2 weeks now and I just discovered this site. It is fantastic-as is the book Raising Chickens for Dummies! I'm very interested in the litter bedding method for keeping the girls' coop clean. I've gone to the local farm supply store and have only been able to find Cedar...