A pair of chicken films

[game_byrd]

Well ... today I tested out the video-taking capability in my camera. In the original on the camera and on my computer, there's no green band, but when I uploaded to YouTube, it had a green band on it. If anyone knows how to get rid of that, let me know. This is one of our three hen houses. The hen in the nest box with all the hay is sitting on

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Apologies for the rambly answer

[game_byrd]

If they're laying eggs, there can be chicks. Before, say, a hundred years ago, chickens had a different maturing cycle. They'd hatch in the spring, grow up through the summer and fall, try to survive the winter, and then if they did, they'd be mature the next year to lay eggs and start the cycle all over again. So they'd be a year old (or nearly so) when they started laying eggs (if a hen) or crowing and breeding (if a rooster