I am new to raising chickens. I got my first ones on April 23 and all of them have surrvived. I ordered 6 Ridgeway New Hampshire hens from Jand B feed. When we picked them up at the store there was one that was in the corner of the box and not by the others. I checked for pasty butt and everything looked good, I guess. Now, they are all outside. About two weeks before they went outside, I got two Millie Fluer D'uccle roosters. All of them are doing great together. The measurements of the coop are 7 ft wide by 10 ft long by 6 ft tall. The run measures 8 ft wide by 10 ft long by 5 ft tall. I have way more than enough room for 8 chickens i think. Anyways, I am going to be selling some of the eggs that I get. They hens will be laying brown eggs soon. I was wondering if most people prefer brown eggs? If not, I can get 6 more chickens from a 4-h kid. I want to get 3 Arucaunas and 3 White Leghorns so that I will have 3 different color eggs to sell. Should I do this or stick with the chickens that I have? Another question I have is how long do I need to have a light on for them? I have a regular 125 watt bulb for the day and a 250 watt red bulb for night. I am going to be putting a 8 by 8 window in the door and a 8 by 3 ft window on the side. I have three nest boxes right now and if I get six more chickens they will be using all of them to lay eggs.
Please tell me what you think I should do. Thanks
Please tell me what you think I should do. Thanks