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I have an assortment of laying hens and I have 15 of them and got 10 eggs 2 days ago, very exciting. I have one Welsummer that started laying this week and the eggs are amazing, you need to get one! BEAUTIFUL chocolate brown eggs with lots of speckles. Out of all of my hens, the ameraucanas...

This is also the first year with chickens thru the winter. I read in a book that i have that you can keep it warmer in the coop by adding hay, dirt, compost, or shavings to the outside of the North side of the chicken coop. This will keep it more insulated and that there should be no cool...

Anyone going to the Evergreen State Fair in Monroe? There has been a cougar spotted very close to our home. I feel that our chickens are very well protected, they have a pretty large coop and run. I feel kinda bad sometimes that they are not free ranging though. I can't wait to see the...

I am very sorry to hear about your loss of chickens. It sounds like it could have been a weasel. I have heard that they attack at the neck and suck the blood out of the chicken. Weasels are suppose to even be able to get thru a 1-2 inch diameter fencing, scary. I live in the Northern part of...

I got my first egg from my 18 week old Plymouth Rock on August 20th and I got a first egg from one of leghorns at 18.5 weeks old on August 23rd. There have been about 4 shell-less eggs in between these dates. I am so excited and can't wait to get out to the coop to check for eggs every...

I got a first egg from one of our Plymouth Rocks on 8/20/2010 and she was 18 1/2 weeks old as well. I have more than one Plymouth Rock laying now, but have gotten 4 no-shell eggs:/ Anyone else have the same problem? Today my smallest, but most developed leghorn laid her egg and I actually got...

I also have a couple of chickens that have laid shell-less eggs as well. I got two of them yesterday. I have 18 hens and a couple of them started laying two days ago. I feed my hens yogurt every day and also have oyster shell available to them. I just switched the feed to layer a couple of...

Have 18 hens in all and 2 out of 18 have started laying. 16 of my hens are 18wks old and other 2 are 20wks old. My Plymouth Rocks (barred) are the ones that are laying. I got two eggs on 8/20 and two eggs on 8/21 and so far no eggs today:rolleyes:. I was wondering if the rooster has anything...

I have 3 Plymouth Rocks (barred) and 2 out of the three have started laying and they are 18 wks. I am soo excited. How old are yours?

I am so excited to get my first egg/s. I have a total of 19 chickens, one is a Cochin rooster and 1 in an Ameraucana with a scissor beak. I purchased day/s old chicks on April 16th and my Plymouth Rocks are maturing very quick. I was wondering if it is healthy for the rooster to be in hen...