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re: Raising Chickens
Posted on 3/12/17 at 6:41 pm to Mark Makers
Posted on 3/12/17 at 6:41 pm to Mark Makers
good work! lookn good man
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Posted on 3/12/17 at 6:46 pm to oleyeller
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went and got my chicken tractor yesterday... 2 rhode island red hens, 2 buff orpington hens, and one rooster.... all around 28 weeks old
Looks like your up and running, I'm looking forward to when the rest of ours are old enough to start laying. We only have one laying right now but we are getting about 5-6 eggs a week from her
Posted on 3/12/17 at 8:02 pm to Mark Makers
day 2.... got 3 more eggs out of my 4 hens
2 days =6 eggs
2 days =6 eggs
Posted on 3/12/17 at 8:23 pm to oleyeller
and all 5 of my birds finally learned to go climb the ladder roost on the bar at night!! took 2 days. Now i just have to train them to lay in the nest box and not the ground.
Posted on 3/12/17 at 8:34 pm to oleyeller
Interesting, when we put our chickens in the coop, the older one immediately began laying in the nesting box...never had to help her along or anything. Guess we got lucky or maybe she has done that before lol...
Posted on 3/12/17 at 8:49 pm to Mark Makers
lol maybe so. my hoes hadnt even got in the box yet. I am going to get a few fake eggs tomo and toss in each box. We shall see
Posted on 3/12/17 at 8:58 pm to oleyeller
Get ready for more eggs than you know what to do with. 
When I had hens, they began laying in the nests right away. Yours should figure it out pretty soon.
When I had hens, they began laying in the nests right away. Yours should figure it out pretty soon.
Posted on 3/12/17 at 9:08 pm to REB BEER
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When I had hens, they began laying in the nests right away. Yours should figure it out pretty soon.
i hope mine do. im tired of climbing in the coop/run to get them already lol.
And as far as eggs go. The more the better. I eat a dozen a week now just myself, and my parents can always use a few
Posted on 3/13/17 at 7:50 am to oleyeller
Put a couple of golf balls in each nest box. That will help lure them into the box.
This post was edited on 3/13/17 at 11:18 am
Posted on 3/13/17 at 9:50 am to doubletap
May try that 
Posted on 3/15/17 at 9:46 am to oleyeller
Saw this and thought of this thread...
Posted on 4/4/17 at 6:52 am to Clyde Tipton
I finally put my chicks in the tractor overnight. I checked on them a few times last night and they never went in the nesting house. I even put a light in there to try and entice them to go in it. Any tips on what to do to get them to go in the house at night. They are still too young to lay.
Posted on 4/4/17 at 7:39 am to CootKilla
They'll figure it out
Posted on 4/4/17 at 7:52 am to No Colors
I have a buddy of mine that has 6 chicken houses that he raises for slaughter. I might go get a half dozen and see how they would lay eggs
Posted on 4/4/17 at 8:05 am to CootKilla
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finally put my chicks in the tractor overnight. I checked on them a few times last night and they never went in the nesting house. I even put a light in there to try and entice them to go in it. Any tips on what to do to get them to go in the house at night. They are still too young to lay.
They dont sleep in the nesting boxes. They sleep on a roost
Posted on 4/4/17 at 8:15 am to oleyeller
These slept in a pile on the ground.
Posted on 4/4/17 at 8:33 am to CootKilla
They'll figure it out. Young birds roost on the ground in a pile to preserve body heat. As they get older they will find roost.
Posted on 4/4/17 at 8:35 am to Barneyrb
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Posted by Barneyrb on 4/4/17 at 7:52 am to No Colors I have a buddy of mine that has 6 chicken houses that he raises for slaughter. I might go get a half dozen and see how they would lay eggs
This is a bad idea. The breeds they use have a lot of health problems as they aren't bred for longevity. They also aren't bred for egg production.
Posted on 4/4/17 at 8:42 am to CootKilla
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These slept in a pile on the ground.
I got mine a month ago and they did the same for a while. Do you have them roosting bars in there? They will learn. Took mine a week or so to walk up the ladder and get on their perch. I had mine trained after 2 weeks. They stay in the tractor all day, then when i get home in the evening i let them out in the yard... they peck around til about 7:30 then on their own line up and head back to the chicken tractor and march up the ladder to the roost. I shut the door behind them
Posted on 4/4/17 at 9:18 am to oleyeller
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Do you have them roosting bars in there?
Yes I have 3 of them in there. Guess I just have to be patient with them.
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