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He's about eight weeks old and I need to downsize my flock, as it is once again getting out of hand. His daddy was the serama, and his mom the d'uccle. He's a good looking boy, and I think he's going to be a stunning little rooster.

redroosterfarm, thanks so much for your reply -- I got some eggs!

Need about six -- all that will fit under a silkie!

My hatch was a complete bust. I have one baby (hatched last night), and he's SO LONELY. Is there anyone in the Seattle area who would be willing to sell a baby chick to keep my little chickie company? Don't care what breed, just want to give him a buddy.

Why not let her hatch out a couple eggs?

From what I've read, you can stick chicks under a broody at night and they'll think they hatched them. Then they'll raise the chick. Maybe that's an option?

Oh yes -- and silkie Approximately 10 months. (I got her as a 4 month old in Sept.) Egg size: tiny and bullet sized, 1.22 oz (It's the one on the top)

FINALLY!!!! Barnevelder first egg--50.5 excruciating weeks. Egg size: small. I can't measure it because she laid it in the run, and it got smashed. Keep your fingers crossed for me that I didn't wait this long just to turn her into an eggeater.

My coop's egg door is an old cupboard door with glass turned sideways. No problem with egglaying.

Oh thanks you guys! You're so nice to compliment Attila. She's a blue birchen marans. I confess that I think she's pretty gorgeous too. Her egg color has been very disappointing though--my production red lays darker eggs.

I have Attila the hen, who looks super manly

I really think it depends a lot on the chicken. My one and only BR consistently produces big, almost perfectly round eggs that are over 2.5 oz. OTOH, my RIR--supposed to be large eggs--is only a medium and my speckled sussex has never gotten much bigger than a small to medium.

Quote: Really? Truly? OHHHHH..... my silkie is going on 10 months and she hasn't produced yet either ....

My RIR that laid faithfully through the winter is taking a bit of a break now; instead of 6 eggs a week., she's producing about 3. I figure she earned the rest.

My barnevelder: 46 weeks and 4 days--not a single egg.