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I was going to use the eggs from my hens if I have some in January. I have a rooster who is hopefully doing his job.

You are reading my mind chilling in muscadine . I said something to my wife the other day about hatching some eggs in January. I made my coop big enough to accomidate a larger flock. I figure if I hatch in Jan/Feb, they should be laying good by summer. I was am thinking I would like 8 more...

Thanks! I just replaced the straw w/ wood shavings Thursday. I like it much better. I love the smell of pine.

He came from the same hatch as our hens.

We got our first egg yesterday. I went out to the coop when I got home from work to let them out. I checked the nesting box (as I always do) and noticed two of them were bowled out and the golf ball was missing. I looked in the coop, and there it layed on the floor. [/img] That is a "large"...

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I have a shallow layer of straw on the floor. I have an 8 foot long roost about a foot off the ground. They are not able to free range yet. That will be my next project. I have a metal feeder handing just below beak level, same for waterer. My nesting box is tiered. There are four openings...

It has been a little over two weeks.

I recently purchased 8 Rhode Island Red Hens and 1 rooster, all about 20 weeks old. I modified a section of my barn to accomidate them. Are there any major things that I should avoid doing or things I need to make sure I do to keep them healthy, happy, and laying eggs? They have not laid any...