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I have thought about that. Not sure how to go about finding fertile eggs around here. I havent seen any offered on CL. I am in rural northern Idaho. Maybe I will just place an ad down at the store, "looking for fertile eggs". =) Thanks.

Would it be possible to borrow a rooster for a month to fertilize my girls for chicks? Or would it be to stressful to only have a roo for a short time? How long does it take for a hen to get comfy with a roo to let him do his business? How long after mating is a hen fertile for? Sorry for...

I feed my chickens layer pellets, much much less waste then with anything else. I feel.

I just had to update this thread. She has now laid 4 double yoke eggs. You can tell which ones they are, as they look like large/jumbo eggs. I hope she keeps it up and doesn't stop, they are need to see. I took pictures with my cell phone just havent uploaded the pictures yet, as my memory...

So my easter egger layed finally. It was HUGE!!!! Had almost a perfect line around the center of it. When we cracked it open it was a double yoker. So far she has been laying every other day. Well today we got her 3rd egg and I swear it is the size of a large egg. Yet my red sex link has...

Quote: I have 1 barred rock, 1 easter egger, 1 austrolorp & 2 red sex links. The roost is made of 1x2 with sanded corners. I am not sure what height I need to have the roost & nest box at, I think that might be part of my problem. My coop is 4x6, we converted the end of our shed. My...

I think you have "mutts". But they are cute.

Oh I should mention that the roost & nest box are roughly 25-30inches.

Not really sure what to do regarding my chickens. So they are all roughly 21-22wks old. They will NOT roost at night, instead they all huddle into the corner. I have placed them on the roost since they were little and yet they just wont do it. They even have a roost in the run an they don't...

One of my hens started laying 6 days ago. I have gotten 1 egg a day from her and she always seems to lay between 10-11am. My easter egger started laying 3 days ago, but skipped a day. Dont remember what time she laid her egg today. I get excited every time I open the coop door.

Rooster

Oh my gosh I am SO excited! I seriously cant stop looking at it. It is almost too cute to eat. Now I did say almost. lol I am not 100% sure who laid it, but I suspect it is my more mature red sex link. How do you tell which hen laid the mornings eggs? Oh yah they are 20wks tomorrow. It...

Thanks everyone.

Oh yah they are on chick crumbles. Is that what they say on till layer pellets?

So my girls are 18wks. Just wondering when I should switch them to layer pellets. Is it ok to switch after you see the first egg? Or do you want to do it before? When do you start the oyster shell? I researched this all in the beginning, but it has been so long that my girls have been on...