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I've had a couple of pullets start to lay as early as 16 weeks of age. Tiny pullet eggs. Most of mine tend to start between 20 and 27...

I have five 29-week old Black Australorp hens and still no sign of an egg from any of them! They have been on layers pellets since 23...

Great catch on the vaccination question. :thumbsup I don't vaccinate mine so mine go straight into the coop from the incubator or post...

When effective, the Marek's vaccine just hides the symptoms and does not actually prevent the disease.. The vaccine in and of itself...

I agree with everyone else, your chicks are fine. You handled it well, letting them drink. As you said, they were not that thirsty.

Your guess is as good as mine. Sometimes two or more hens work together very well to hatch and raise chicks. Several posts on this...

I put all of them on the same low calcium feed and offer oyster shell on the side. The ones that need it for their eggshells should eat...

Tell me about your crate. How big is it. How much room do you have for a nest, food, water, and any room left over? Is it one of...

I agree they can go broody any time of the year. There are enough threads on here to prove that. A more normal cycle is for them to lay...

Hi, all of the suggestions are great. Improvements we made are discussed in the other replies, seemed to have stabilized things. Thank you.

Thanks! The boxes we “inherited” were a mess, as they had carpet on base. Yuck. We clean them out, got rid of the disgusting carpet...

Hi, the three worked well. The bedding that the other owner seemed to be the problem. We switched out to some woven nesting pads, and...

They do not need that heat lamp, day or night. I'd turn it off or unplug it now and take it down as soon as reasonable. We call that...

What does outside look like? How big (in feet or meters) is your coop? Your run? Photos showing the inside of your coop could be very...

Well, they really don't look to you as their mother. And there are lots of ways to cull birds. While processing one for food is one way...