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Super new at the chickens - (7months) - A. do nothing til spring - maybe they both need to mature a bit more B. #1 is a bit stocky in comparison, & thicker legs - could be the pics - C. #2 - possibly a boy - my RIR kinda looked that way startin out - longer neck and thinner for awhile...

It hasn't gotten old here. Mine started laying in August and the 2nd one in Oct. Just waiting for my 24 weekers to start - since the time change it may take a bit longer. Luckily we have great weather here is San Diego CA. Still get EGGCITED everytime I get one.

Just thought I'd post my flock of morning groomers. There are actually 7 here. Only the two bigguns on the right are laying, ready and waiting for the others to start. Congrats on all the new eggies this week. (so hard to get a good pic of all at the same time)

oh, this thanks was for Chickiemommy. Thank you for your response. That is kinda what I thought based on what I could find. Just wanted to be more sure before I purposely through these nice green leafs into the run. We do not have enough green stuff around here right now. Even resort to...

Hey OT's - I am ripping up part of my garden - can my chickens have my green bean plants - all the leafy parts and stems. Have heard green beans and tomato plants can be poisonous to them? Already had to have Rooster school this week do not need more drama. I have 3 that are abt 6 months and...

Thanks so much - Exactly what I was thinking on the Red. (now to tell my aunt that her Cee Cee is a HE HE) The black just started laying this week.

Wow What a Chicken Week I have had....Tues: Lost one bird to illness (thanks again for all the insight and support) - Wed: got our first egg from our eldest - Fri: Got our second egg (same chicken) -- Now for my Surprise: I think I have a Roo. "She" has been taking over as "Alpha Chicken"...

Thanks to everyone who posted there thoughts and opinions as to what my bird had. Maxine is no longer with us as of 10 am this morning. We took care of business. Since there was no improvement overnight I was not going to prolong her discomfort. Yes my 4 birds all have names (now 3), but it...

I have her in an old dog kennel within the run, she is nearby the other 3 birds but yet out of reach

yeah, been thinkin it over since this morning. For now she is just isolated and not liking it much. (I don't like it either but...) thank you for your opinion. BTW really enjoy this thread.

I appreciate the honest response to my request for advice and respect the OT experience. (Grandpa was a farmer and I've been exposed to butcher days on the farm - since I was little they kept me at a distance but I could see most of it) Not exactly ready to do it myself - my mother may need to...

hope this is a better pic of eye -

I will go try.

Advice needed - My Lavendar Orp's eye is really swollen - she is scratching at it - I believe it to be a pecking injury from my RIR who recently took over as "Alpha Chicken" RIR has become more agressive during the last 2 - 3 weeks. Been watching fairly closely til this weekend when I...

Thank ChickenLover - so far the chickens don't seem to mind the company - probably bothers me more - the critter seems most interested at the stuff on the ground - I have metal posts for the chicken tajmahal of coops siding and all - DH is a carpenter and framed it as he would a house etc...

Thanks for your input - I agree AM working to "close" things up more to keep unwanted visiters out.

Newbie here in sunny San Diego Ca - Are squirrels in the chicken run bad? From what I have read they will get to the eggs.. My flock have not yet started laying - should be any day now. Got started with them 2 months ago. Until yesterday I did not know a critter was actually in with the...

Loveing this thread ....