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I think our buff orpington layed it, not sure though. I was so surprised to see such a huge egg in the nest box. I'm still amazed at how big it is! I want to hold it, and treasure it. I do want to eat it, but not yet...maybe after the novelty of it has worn off! Anyways here are some pictures...

We have two beautiful, shy girls that need a new home. They are about 12 weeks old. We have tried several times to integrate them with the other teenagers we have, but being that age, the other girls are rather clique-y and want nothing to do with the newbies. In fact, they are picked on...

Yet another coop post...lol We have to build a 4x4 for our 8-10wk old chicks/teens before it starts getting really cold here. Currently they are living in a really big dog house, but thats not gonna work for too much longer. So I want some ideas of really easy coop plans or ideas for our...

Yay!! Finally have her first egg. She is Pearl, a banty Blue Wheaten Americuana (so my wife says). She has been in & out of the next boxes, being noisey and we knew she would be laying soon. No squat from her though at all. Pic didnt come out that great but it is a light green. Hers of...

When we first got our chickens, the gal we got them from gave us a bunch of her eggs to show us coloration and texture and flavor of home grown eggs. Hers had a nice orangey yolk and the white part was more yellow than white. Yummy, the kids loved them. Now that we have 2 gals laying, we are...

We have our A frame coop that we installed 2 of the rectangular vents on each end. Due to me having to move the upper roosting bar around to accomodate our girls, the vents are on either end directly next to the girls at night. I am concerned they might get drafty as our weather gets colder. My...

Ok, we got a bunch of chicks a couple weeks ago from a feed store. 2 of which were supposed to be black sex links. They are now 3 weeks old. 1 of the birds looks like a BSL, has started to get its golden feathers in and has a black comb. The other birdie, has all black feathers with a yellow...

Our GLW has just started squatting for me when I go in the run. Is started earlier this week. About how long on average is the timeframe before she lays? We are hoping soon because all our hens are on an egg-hiatus.