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I'm noticing the hens crowns are starting to grow bigger & from light pink to bright red my guess that's when they are mature?

Hi good to here from yall yes love being part of the coop. Foxes got in & killed the last 2 of my pet speckled Sussex. So in Jan 2nd I picked up 7 rock bars & 3 brown & black ones now they should be laying any day. They were hatched 12/23...

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I'm having a difficult time training the new chickens to using the nesting boxes I'm trying using eggs planted in the boxes anyone have any suggestions?

Hi good to here from yall yes love being part of the coop. Foxes got in & killed the last 2 of my pet speckled Sussex. So in Jan 2nd I picked up 7 rock bars & 3 brown & black ones now they should be laying any day. They were hatched 12/23...

I had the same problem I made a rat box cut a hole in it put the one bite rat poison In the box magically it was gone the next day I kept doing that until the last one stayed in it and picked up dead rats everywhere & buried them. Do you have to go on rat patrol every morning and every evening...

I have 3 year old chickens, they were laying almost everyday then I brought home a rooster the same age as them all went well but then I started to notice their egg laying slow down now it has stopped for the last 4 days I was free rangeing them but closed them in the original yard 20’x 10’ with...

I have speckled susex hens just 3 when I had read to increase protein in the winter with cat food I started getting a 3 eggs a day 5-6 days a week then one or another would take a break & skip a day plus they all gained good weight too.

My girls are just starting to free range a bit each day when I come out to put them up soon as I’m in the yard they come running ! My sister & I’d voice is identical our mother & father couldn’t even tell us a part She is coming to sit with all my animals while I’m on vacation we are both...

Some people are born not to have animals & she is one of them sad for the dogs sadder for the chickens

Mine are speckled Sussex

My chicks lay 1st eggs at 18 weeks from hatch Date, they are all speckled Sussex

What electric heated waterer did you buy?