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1/15/12 at 2:28pm

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My Delaware, Taylor seems to be squatting! Oh boy! One of these days I hope to have a little surprise.

Here is a picture of her.

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1/15/12 at 2:54pm

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I have come to find out it is an early sign of egg laying soon. Either that or they do want a rooster if one isnt present. In our case it was both hehe. But yay congrats she might be ready to lay eggs.

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1/15/12 at 2:56pm

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I've always used this as a sign laying will start soon!

3 cats, 2 dogs, 15 fish, 1 frog and 28 hens, 3 roosters, 22 chicks and 2 Nubian goats, 1 nubian/oberhasli Buck, 1 Saanen Wether and 2 of the cutest little kiddlings.

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1/15/12 at 3:21pm

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wel she got the red wattles and comb sooooooP KEEP CHECKING :D

6 Chickens!! Silkie, 2 mutts, 2 Seabrights, and a Easter Egger

I <3 them all :P..... FIRST EGG 1/16/12 from Rosie.

6 Chickens!! Silkie, 2 mutts, 2 Seabrights, and a Easter Egger

I <3 them all :P..... FIRST EGG 1/16/12 from Rosie.

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1/15/12 at 3:27pm

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She's getting close!

Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot, 1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

Stan the Man will be missed.