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[pennyJo1960]

I have been doing a ton of research on this site and others, and earlier this year I finally built a coop and ordered some chicks from a local hatchery! We have 8 buff orpingtons and 8 barred rocks. They are a lot of fun and giving us anywhere between 11 ad 14 eggs a day. We are looking at expanding our flock and getting into some breeding. Can't wait to get to know everyone here and learn another aspect to raising chickens!

so Welcome from Mossyrock, Washington State glad you joined us pull up a chair many great articles wonderful state threads, baking threads, why does my chicken lay or not lay threads even old folks threads enjoy

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Hello and welcome to BYC!! It's so nice to have you join us!
Please jump right in and make yourself at home.

This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

http://articles.extension.org/pages/69065/feeding-chickens-for-egg-production

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[lazy gardener]

I do have a couple hens that get broody everyday. Sometimes they get confused and try and hatch the golf balls I have in the nesting boxes! I have 1 Buff Roo and he is a beauty, so I have been thinking about separating him and the 2 broody hens into their own coop/run to breed replacement hens and chicks for local sale. I probably won’t get around to building them their own little love nest till spring tho. I am also entraining the idea of starting a meat bird flock, but that will be an adventure for next year (or the year after).

Confusing statement???? If a hen is broody, she will stop laying and sit on the nest 24/7, whether there be eggs or golf balls, or nothing at all in the nest. It's common for a hen or pullet to sit on the nest for a while after she lays an egg, but that is not broodiness. Chickens can be a life long learning adventure. They are always teaching me something.

 

[countrylivin605]

Confusing statement???? If a hen is broody, she will stop laying and sit on the nest 24/7, whether there be eggs or golf balls, or nothing at all in the nest. It's common for a hen or pullet to sit on the nest for a while after she lays an egg, but that is not broodiness. Chickens can be a life long learning adventure. They are always teaching me something.

Thank you for the clarification. Looks like I have a ton of knowledge to acquire still.