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I'll have to pull out the quart of pickled eggs in the back of the pantry. I did those in July. I'll buy some fresh someplace.

Wow! How long has it been?

I feel like a disappointed kid on Easter-every morning!

I have 3 hens, 2 English Orps, and a Minorca. The Minorca was my best layer, averaging 5-6 per week. She started her 1st molt (she's about 15 mos.) about a month ago and stopped laying altogether. The 2 Orps really aren't great producers, but they were laying up until 2 weeks ago, at which time...

The crop may have looked so large due to the loss of feathers on her upper chest. This may also point toward broodiness. This morning she was sitting on another hen's egg, and she continues clucking continually. She is completely submissive when I pick her up off the nest; no pecking or...

Will do. Thanks, Tookie.

Hello All, My English Orp, 15 mos. old, has a very enlarged crop. She has been exhibiting broody behavior, such as reluctance to leave the nest, and constant clucking, for the past 2-3 days. That's when she also laid last. I was just checking her out and noticed the crop. Wow! Any advice most...

Thanks, Jed. Yes, she was a hatchery bird. When I notified the seller that she was not a BA, she basically blamed the hatchery. And, yes, can she fly! The first snow we had here all but paralyzed my 2 Orps. They just stood at the coop door, afraid to step on the snow. Well, this little thing...

Oh yes. Dead ringer! Looks exactly the same..

She does seem small.

Thanks, TC.

Thank you everyone. I've got some research to do!

OK. Thank you, Tookie. Does she look about the right size for her age?

One more question, if I may. Are Minorcas slow growers? She is supposedly between 6-7 mos. She's been laying for a month.

Thanks very much!