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Joesmith306 said:
Hi everyone!

Me and my wife are first-time chicken owners. We’re living in the PNW just outside of Seattle and have set up the coop and run in our fenced in backyard. Usually let them roam in the yard for an hour or two a day, then have them in the coop and run for the rest of the day. We’ve got 4 Barred Rocks hens. We’ve had them since the beginning of May and they just started laying about a week ago. Really enjoying the experience so far and look forward to learning more on the forum!

Joe
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Welcome to BYC!!
 
Joesmith306 said:
Hi everyone!

Me and my wife are first-time chicken owners. We’re living in the PNW just outside of Seattle and have set up the coop and run in our fenced in backyard. Usually let them roam in the yard for an hour or two a day, then have them in the coop and run for the rest of the day. We’ve got 4 Barred Rocks hens. We’ve had them since the beginning of May and they just started laying about a week ago. Really enjoying the experience so far and look forward to learning more on the forum!

Joe
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Hey! My elderly mom and I are newbies to this, too (since mid-August). We thought we'd done something wrong when our 4 (sold as egg-laying-aged) hens (and 1 rooster) hadn't laid a single egg for over 2 weeks after we got them. It's still hit or miss so we're grateful for any gift (blessing from God) the girls give us, but it would be win-win if I knew how to keep them relaxed and healthy to lay every 26 hours...maybe even make us some bitties (there was a single bittie with my group but it died a few days before I was getting the coop and group delivered - the seller said she didn't know how or why). We wondered if maybe it was b/c it was a baby male and the rooster killed it? (New understanding and - oddly - appreciation of the circle of life and God's animal kingdom.🥺🤷🏻‍♀️🙌🏼)
 

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