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28 weeks and still waiting for one girl to start laying. All others started at about 20 weeks. She isnt showing any signs yet, no squat, nothing. She is the biggest girl of the four... still waiting patiently.

So, i waited too long to put bands on my chickens for marking, (only have four girls), now when i tried to they all pick them off. Now that they are feathered its easier to mark them. So i used hair dye. Marked them four different ways with brown hair dye and they arent attracted to the color...

I have 4 13 week females that dont roost at night either. They still like to snuggle together on the floor of the coop. They have a few really nine roosts outside and they use them all day. But at night they ignore the roosting branches. Now that i have uncovered the nest boxes (2) they try...

ok, so my first chicks are now almost 6 weeks old. Nice weather now on west coast. They play in the run all day, but wont go up into the coop at night. They walk up the ramp, but wont stay inside. I figure if the weather is nice and they are safe from predators its ok that they sleep under...

I am a newby. Where do you put the food and water in the outside chicken house? In the coop or underneath in the run? thanks

I thought I was the only one worried about turning off the lights. My first 4 chicks. 4 weeks old, outside during the day and still in brooder at night. Still a big cool at night. I turned off the brooder light, warm in the garage and just turned on a 40 watt bulb away from the brooder...