Posts by callahanfarmgirl

I am not as experienced as others, but in the 5 months I have been raising my EE I have learned they can trick even the most experienced!!!  Mine were 10 to 12wks old before I knew %100 what I had. I also posted pics asking advice...

I only have as much experience as you do but I am going through the same thing. My EE have been laying for about 3 weeks now and the size of the eggs seems to be going up and down. Seems like as soon as the eggs start gettng more of a...

Sure do see some bloodhound in pic #2!!  Maybe a boxer/red bone bloodhound mix.

Quote:Originally Posted by savingpurple My coworkers and myself all bought chicks, of the same breed, at the same time. The one lady has been getting eggs for 3 weeks now. The chcikens are now 17 weeks. I just started getting them....

Quote:Originally Posted by TriciaHowe Are they in an enclosure or could they be laying in a bush or somewhere else?I do allow them to free range all day and they put themselves to bed at night. But I did leave them all locked up for...

Quote:Originally Posted by ContessaKris Maybe your dad sings to them or pipes in Italian music. Oh there is no doubt, my dad is treating his girls like queens!!! He works for the school district so he is off work for the summer...

My girls are getting ready to start laying. I can tell because their combs & wattles and turned bright red!!

If you post pictures you will have plenty of people giving you there opinions of the sex of your chickens, ages, and how close to laying they may be!!!

I hatched a few chicks in Feb that are now 21weeks old. I gave my dad 7 pullets and 6 of his have already started laying, a couple of them have been laying 3 weeks now. I kept 11 of the pullets and only one of my pullets are laying!!We...

Quote:Originally Posted by floridachickhatcher Quote:Originally Posted by callahanfarmgirl Someone else on BYC had the same situation a month or so ago. Hopefully they will read your post and lend you a hand. I do remember that...