re: Tell me about raising chickens

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Is there any kind of timeline on how long they lay? Or is that just kind of random? I mean 6 months a year?

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I have some buff orpingtons and find they lay well even in the colder months.

I keep mine hens 8 months to a year. I raise a few at a time FOR the meat, first and foremost- though I do eat a lot of eggs too.

I have a few baby chicks in the brooder now for my next batch to lay in the fall.