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Hello all! I will be introducing two new started pullets (hatched back in January) to my 2 one year old girls in the next few days. I only have one coop that they only go into for the nest box. We 100% free range but there is a run attached to the coop. I also have that separate green play pen...

Ok, just way too happy...got my tracking number for my two new girls, hatched in January...AHHHHH :D its been awhile since Ive had girls not laying, would I just feed them grower? I do have some leftover starter along with my normal bag of layer for my other two. Could I mix the two feeds? Just...

I am anxiously awaiting my invoice so that I can get my two new pullets on their way to me! I live in Oregon and just cant wait! I have one BA and one EE and we 100% free range in my little back yard. Ive been reading that they can be flighty, any tips? I am so so so excited!

Thank you for the advice! Tody its in the 50s with intermittent sprinkles. She is very safe where she chose her nest but i do have a great heavy duty storage chestthat we modified to be the new baby zone. We will kerp them outside, put completely protected. Its so exciting and i will be taking...

I have peeping!!!! My free range mama has 6 eggs under her and while she was out I went to check on her nest (which is butted up to the house next to the heater vent), I thought I was hearing birds in a neighboring tree but no! It was from a the nest :) tomorrow is supposed to be hatch day and I...

Thank you for all of the advice! She definitely seems to know what she is doing and I know she is safe from predators. I think I will probably end up doing the wait for everyone to hatch and then move mamma and babies to the garage for better safety. The other ladies seem to be giving her a hard...

One of my Australorps has decided to go broody...why now I dont know when its freezing cold, but thats what she is up to. Anyway she is setting 6 mixed eggs and has refused to use the coop. She is currently setting them in probably the safest and warmest spot in our yard, the corner of our...

gave the ladies a good night check in....no hissing, but since we knew right where she was we could be quick...but no movement, no attempt to get with her three "sisters", so it'll be interesting to see where shes at tomorow

thank you for the quick replies! She has never shown to be broody before, however she has been the one to consistently give me an egg every day, the others have stopped. So by that "math" she hasnt been broody long ( if she is), maybe two days at most. She is very safe where she is (smart...

We are in the pacific northwest and have our 4 pullets (born in april) 100% free ranging...we were gone for four days and had a friend come and check on them daily. anyway, she said they were just fine (which im doubting if she actually checked now)....we come home well after dark and our three...

I could definitely do that, Im pretty sure I probably have some good sized scraps around anyway to try. I just crushed up some fresh oyster shell and they went nuts, along with slicing a cucumber lengthwise- like a boat and they are grooving on that too. One of my australorps is in the box now...

I know thats what they say, to cull...but we really cant do that as she is our most favored pullet. Im going to try the blown egg out with hot mustard and using the distractions technique. It doesnt help that this happens BEFORE Im awake, so I will just have to work on getting up earlier too. Im...

Thank you for the suggestions! I'll try some of those distractions. I have one of those yellow treat balls that I fill with mealies and I have the green veggie ball cage, but they don't seem to care for it as much. Their box is only out by natural light and I do have a dummy in there. Would it...

Help! We have an egg eater...and she's our favorite too. Usually they lay in their box but this morning someone an egg on top of their run and there is a clear yolk spot. Next this morning hubby witnessed an egg next to the run and before he could snatch it she ate it! What do I do?? I e looked...

Thanks for the info! Now I'm wondering if I'm imagining the purple feathers (second guessing myself). The lighting sucks in these pics and they are from last week but I'll try to get updated ones tomorrow. I'd love to know what you all think

Hi Everyone, this could be a silly question, but since I am new to chicken keeping I thought this would be the right place to ask. I have two BA pullets who are 15.5 weeks old and a cuckoo marans and EE that are the same age as well. Ive noticed that my two BAs are getting SUPER iridescent...