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The four are around 7 -8 months old. The rest are 20 weeks or under.

I am in NH, and I do use supplemental light. I have since removed all snacks other than their pellets, and they have still been laying, but I have not seen them eat the pellets at all.

To clarify the arrangement of them, I have three separate coops and runs. One for the 4 barred rocks, one for the silkies and my ten cream legbar babies, and the third coop with the rest, which is a mix of breeds. I do feed the silkies a higher protein grower feed, and the chicks get starter...

The others are all under 20 weeks, and the four are the first chickens I got. They have been laying for a couple of months.

Yes, the 4 are the oldest, the rest are all under 20 weeks.

Agreed! They do love me, and come running as soon as I am near by. I just want to make sure they are getting the actual nutrients they will need to stay strong and warm through the winter, and to keep their shells strong.

They are currently laying 3 eggs out of the 4 every day! It is getting dark around 4pm, but I have them on timed supplemental light.

Is that for any treats? Scratch and meal worms included?

Hello! I am new to chickens, have had them for under a year. I have four laying out of my 43. They are Barred Rocks, and they lay around 3 every day. The eggs seem to be very strong, deep orange, and taste amazing! But, I have noticed they have barely been touching their Pellet feed. I get...

I have four Barred rocks that I am getting 3 or more eggs every day from. They are roughly 27 weeks old. I have been using supplemental light for the coop. I typically turn it on at 7am, and leave it on until 8:30pm to 9pm. I also have been loading them up with meal worms and other proteins to...