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post #1261 of 1378
2/5/12 at 3:00pm

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Fiona, on the left, is a 21 wk old EE who squated for me today!!!  Sally, on the right, is a 20 wk old BW Amerucana. I can hardly wait for blue and green eggs!!!

Let everything that has breath, Praise the Lord!
The 2 of us with 2 BO's, 1RIR, 1 BR, 1 EE, 1 B/W Ameruicana, 1 cute little dog and 1 cat with a tude.
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Let everything that has breath, Praise the Lord!
The 2 of us with 2 BO's, 1RIR, 1 BR, 1 EE, 1 B/W Ameruicana, 1 cute little dog and 1 cat with a tude.
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post #1262 of 1378
2/6/12 at 8:11am
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Fiona, on the left, is a 21 wk old EE who squated for me today!!!  Sally, on the right, is a 20 wk old BW Amerucana. I can hardly wait for blue and green eggs!!!

I have on that looks like your EE-She is seven weeks old!

 

Mine laid an egg a week after they started squatting. You should have a blue green egg soon!

 

Ron
 

 

Ron

 

Is this a Hobby or a way of Life? Chickens: Australorp, Barred Plymouth Rock, Hatchery RIR, Golden Comet, Marans, Easter Egger, Partridge Rock, Silver Gray Dorking, Basque Hen and Cream Legbar. Coming Soon: Heritage RIR. An SG Dorking Americana cross experiment.

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Ron

 

Is this a Hobby or a way of Life? Chickens: Australorp, Barred Plymouth Rock, Hatchery RIR, Golden Comet, Marans, Easter Egger, Partridge Rock, Silver Gray Dorking, Basque Hen and Cream Legbar. Coming Soon: Heritage RIR. An SG Dorking Americana cross experiment.

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post #1263 of 1378
2/7/12 at 10:42am
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Wow, those are really beautiful birds Mtnhens4!  Sally does look like she is going to hold off for a while on egg-laying, as her comb doesn't appear to be pinking up.  But I have heard that purebred Ameraucanas do tend to take their own sweet time.

 

I love EEs with black beards, it reminds me of a lumberjack for some reason. :P

"It's easy. You draw a red line on the ground, right? Then you wait for a chicken to come along. When he arrives, he puts his beak right on the line and he's hypnotized!"
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"It's easy. You draw a red line on the ground, right? Then you wait for a chicken to come along. When he arrives, he puts his beak right on the line and he's hypnotized!"
Joey Santiago
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post #1264 of 1378
2/7/12 at 10:56am

I got my first egg from my 33 week leghorn yesterday!!!!

 

And so, of course, I'm moving on to- when will my black stars lay? gig.gif

 

They're 23 weeks. One's starting to get a comb, but the others is small and pink.

I don't think they'll lay for a few weeks, though. I've had horrible luck with 'early maturing' breeds.

I have six lovable hens: Luna (6 year old red star), Buckbeak and Asha (young black star sisters), Sage (my lone surviving white leghorn), Bedazzle (my grey/splash EE) and Pepper (my silver laced wyandotte)!

I also have a dog and a hedgehog :)

R.I.P Ava, Sprite, and Hedwig (Sage's siblings) Redtail, and Apolla.

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I have six lovable hens: Luna (6 year old red star), Buckbeak and Asha (young black star sisters), Sage (my lone surviving white leghorn), Bedazzle (my grey/splash EE) and Pepper (my silver laced wyandotte)!

I also have a dog and a hedgehog :)

R.I.P Ava, Sprite, and Hedwig (Sage's siblings) Redtail, and Apolla.

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post #1265 of 1378
2/7/12 at 4:44pm

My girls are 20 weeks old today.  I'm eagerly waiting for eggs and wondering where in the yard they will choose to lay as they are free range all day.  Love my girls!

 

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Hi!  I'm Jaime, new chicken owner as of Sept 23rd.    My other obsession is my Xbox.  I'm a nerd at heart!
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Hi!  I'm Jaime, new chicken owner as of Sept 23rd.    My other obsession is my Xbox.  I'm a nerd at heart!
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post #1266 of 1378
2/7/12 at 5:57pm

That's a great picture MadameDork!! My three girls are the same age as yours (they'll be 21 weeks in a couple of days) and I am also awaiting the first egg. I have two Australorps and an Australorp/ New Hampshire cross. 

 

One of my Australorps is starting to get a little red in the face, but she is not squatting yet - so I'm thinking it might still be a couple of weeks away. 

 

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Here's a pic of the three of them at 13 weeks :)

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post #1267 of 1378
2/8/12 at 5:36am

Thank you Pele, I was really suprised when she squated for me, I wasn't even thinking about getting eggs from the EE for another month or so and 2 months from the Amerucana but they will lay eggs eventually.tongue.png

Let everything that has breath, Praise the Lord!
The 2 of us with 2 BO's, 1RIR, 1 BR, 1 EE, 1 B/W Ameruicana, 1 cute little dog and 1 cat with a tude.
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Let everything that has breath, Praise the Lord!
The 2 of us with 2 BO's, 1RIR, 1 BR, 1 EE, 1 B/W Ameruicana, 1 cute little dog and 1 cat with a tude.
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post #1268 of 1378
2/9/12 at 10:07am
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That's a great picture MadameDork!! My three girls are the same age as yours (they'll be 21 weeks in a couple of days) and I am also awaiting the first egg. I have two Australorps and an Australorp/ New Hampshire cross. 

 

One of my Australorps is starting to get a little red in the face, but she is not squatting yet - so I'm thinking it might still be a couple of weeks away. 

 

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Here's a pic of the three of them at 13 weeks :)

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 gig.gifoh my, I love that name!  It makes me wonder why I didn't name my EE Madam Dork. 

 

It's looking like we have at least two females in our new little Faverolle batch.  Maybe 3 (if I am deluding myself :P).

"It's easy. You draw a red line on the ground, right? Then you wait for a chicken to come along. When he arrives, he puts his beak right on the line and he's hypnotized!"
Joey Santiago
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"It's easy. You draw a red line on the ground, right? Then you wait for a chicken to come along. When he arrives, he puts his beak right on the line and he's hypnotized!"
Joey Santiago
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post #1269 of 1378
2/9/12 at 5:27pm

I got my 1st Egg ever on Saturday!!!! wee.gif

 

Mole Negro my black ameraucana is somewhere around 30ish weeks....  I got her 24 weeks ago and she was about 6-8 weeks old. I found it when I was getting help fixing a door on my coop. So it was a total surprise!!  It was on the floor in the middle of the coop but the next day when I went out to feed them she came out grabbed a bite and went back in... So I waited and she went into a nesting box scratched around and then moved to one further back in the coop.... The other chickens went in to see what was up so I thought no way she won't lay an egg with them in there... and then I hear a magic DROP!!!  Smart girl.  Since Sat I have gotten 4 EGGS!  I have them sitting on my counter .... I just sit and stare ... they are so PRETTY!

 

 Here she is posing for the camera.

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And here is a pix of her lovely minty green egg... although it looks white in the picture ....

 

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It was promptly dropped by my 2 year old godson and well this is what it looked like....

 

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Beautiful dark yellow and YES there is a bullseye! My 5 month old Silkie Tiny has been a busy boy......

 

Now if only Caesar will get with the program!!!  She is 24 weeks old.....  and my bantam cochin & cochin frizzle but I hear they can take AGES to lay!!!

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post #1270 of 1378
2/9/12 at 7:17pm

My little Australorp/New Hampshire X, 'Spindarella', squatted for me today for the first time..... yeeehaa bring on the eggs!!! 

 

 

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