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New chicks to add into the existing flock this season almost 4 weeks and almost 6 weeks so I will be waiting a while still. :)

I FINALLY got a first from one of my Cuckoo Cochins, Milky Way!! As of tomorrow she's 9mos 3wks old. I was out cleaning the coop, and she decided she was going to do her thing while I worked. I happened to forget to leave my phone inside (I normally do). I was GLAD I forgot to leave it inside...

Mine have slowed down because of the weather we've been having, but I now have 8 out of 10 laying! All 4 of my EE have started laying!! I'm still waiting on the cochins (7mos 1wk) to start.

I was gifted another first egg this morning! So I am now up to 6 layers!!!! It was a BEAUTIFUL egg too!! Tiny had been "practicing" for weeks, and showed a huge interest in the nesting boxes recently. I knew it was close, but the anticipation was driving me nutty hehe! I heard a new egg song the...

Quote: Since mine are going straight into a carton and into the fridge right now I put them in small side up. When/if I decide to try hatching again I'll put air sac side up (big end) and they'll go on the counter.

I have a new practicer! I also have a fairly new layer. 5 of my 10 pullets are laying now, which is awesome.

Quote: She'll be 5mos 1wk tomorrow (21wks). :) Her comb is bigger than my other EEs who are the same age, and it's been staying red, so I was pretty sure it was going to happen soon, just didn't think it would be today!

One of my EE laid her first egg today! Quail was messing around yesterday in the nesting box for quite some time after I cleaned it. I knew she would be laying soon, but I had guessed within a week. She surprised me this morning with a beautiful gift though!

Quote: No, there are several breeds that do. Marans, Welsummers, Penedesenca, Barnavelder, and there are more.

I let people have a vote on a couple of the chickens, but out of the 13 I had, I named 11, 1 (I named) passed, and 1 (I named) went back to the store, so I have 11 now and I named 9 of them. My son named 1, and my son's father named 1. I take care of the babes, give them attention, built their...

Quote: No advice on getting them to stop pooping in the nesting boxes, mine do it too. I just change the straw out fairly often in them and don't make the straw too deep so there isn't a ton of waste. If you're too iffy about the eggs, crack them open, scramble them up, cook them, and feed...

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Quote: awww man :( I bet she felt awful :( I keep meaning to carry something out with me to collect, but always forget to when the time comes so I end up putting them in my hoodie pocket. Yesterday I was making apple pie (from scratch), and needed an egg and milk for brushing the top. I mixed...

I use straw in my nesting boxes, nesting bins, and on my nesting shelves. They love it.

I have 4 that sleep in one of the nesting baskets, and for now I just leave them be. They're 4 1/2mos, and the younger of the chicks (my other are almost 6mos). I've attempted to put them on the nesting shelves and they just won't stay on so it's not worth the fight for me right now. I'm hoping...

Quote: She's pretty! I hope she starts laying for you soon! Mine started laying a couple weeks ago, she'll be 6mos on Friday.

Patiently waiting still for 6 of mine to start laying. 2 are 5mos 3wks and the other 4 are only 4 1/2mos so I figure the younger still have a few more weeks before they start.

Quote: Since they're all the same, without watching it might be pretty hard to tell who's laying what. You might see some subtle differences in the eggs, and through observations be able to pinpoint though. I have a "mixed" flock with different breeds, so most are easy to tell. My cochins it...

It's possible. What breeds do you have? I can tell the difference between my 4 layers right now, one lays a brown speckle, another lays a deeper brown with occasional speckle, another lays a creamy brown color, and the other lays white. It helps that I've been able to observe who's in the...

Quote: My golden comet sex links started laying a couple weeks ago, they're 5 1/2mos now.