Posts by BawkinOnTheBench

Yesterday was our first 8 egg day (out of 9 pullets)  Only 1 EE left not yet laying.

Finally, 29 weeks to the day, our EE Easter has given us our first tinted egg - a beautiful pale green!  Now we're waiting on Egg, to see what color hers will be. You sure have to wait longer for those colored eggs!

Quote:Originally Posted by OrpingtonManor I just dealt with this myself.  Here is the thread with all the advice I got, as well as what I did about it.http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=119173Thanks! ...

Jody, I've been following your threads.  Congrats!  I don't know if it works this way, but it sure seems that winning this sets a precedent for the criminal trial - I mean, how could they be held responsible if their dogs...

And there is the 'Hawk!" call.  It's a sort of low, throaty trill.  They cock their heads sideways at the sky and make it, and all the other freeze and stretch up, or run for cover.  They do it for planes,...

Quote:Originally Posted by setter4 NO NO...you'll blow your ear drums out! lol I know I did .Get a syringe with a small tip  (irrigation syringe works great) and use it to SUCK the egg out of the shell. You still need a hole in...

We had to resort to closing our nest boxes at night for awhile too.  We had some young pullets move in with 3 older girls, and the older ones would peck them when they got up on the roost.  I think the younger ones just liked...

I have been having this issue too for about the past 3 weeks.  At first it was just the new layers, but now I've had a few from one of my white leghorns that have been laying regularly since last Halloween.  My girls also get...

Well, of those breeds, I only have a Wyandotte, and she's just coming into lay - she's beautiful and a sweetie.If you want eggs though - our Leghorns are machines.  They're not friendly, but they came into lay Oct 31, only produced...

Quote:Originally Posted by horsejody I'll bet they have a laptop hidden in the coop.Yeah, hooked up to a 'human-cam'."OK girls, the coast is clear.  Quick, hide it while she's not looking!"