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Got my first egg today after almost going on 10 months of having chickens that hadn't started...

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How many eggs did you get today?
Edited by amillecay - 1/19/12 at 12:25pm
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Yay! Congrats! :)  You are patient! 

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Thanks! i know I was just on the verge of going crazy though lol :)

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celebrate.gif I loved that first egg feeling. this was our first year having chickens. We got them July 16th they were only a few days old and they started laying on Dec 17th. It seemed like it took for ever I couldn't imagine a 10 month wait, you were very patient indeed! 

Hi my name is Niki I have 1 awesome Hubby, 2 great boys, 1 brown Beagle, 1 Jack Russell Mix and 5 Speckled Sussex, 2 Welsummers

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Hi my name is Niki I have 1 awesome Hubby, 2 great boys, 1 brown Beagle, 1 Jack Russell Mix and 5 Speckled Sussex, 2 Welsummers

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yeah it was hard that's for sure I got mine about a month before you did I had chickes before now but they were all pretty much laying when I got them so this was great!! :)

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YEAH!!!!!

Lorain
Right here,Right now, I'm exactly where I'm suppose to be....... Welcome To Wherever You Are........
My gang-2 German Shepherds-George&Olivia, 1  Blue&Gold Macaw-Tico, 3 box turtles-Tammy, Beatrice & Jack,
5  Dominiques-Carrie,Samantha,Miranda,Laverene,Charles, 1 Australorp-Shirley, 3 kids, all in their 20's and 1 WONDERFUL husband !!!
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Lorain
Right here,Right now, I'm exactly where I'm suppose to be....... Welcome To Wherever You Are........
My gang-2 German Shepherds-George&Olivia, 1  Blue&Gold Macaw-Tico, 3 box turtles-Tammy, Beatrice & Jack,
5  Dominiques-Carrie,Samantha,Miranda,Laverene,Charles, 1 Australorp-Shirley, 3 kids, all in their 20's and 1 WONDERFUL husband !!!
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Congrats! thumbsup.gif

Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
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Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick                          And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

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I guess I shouldn't complain about my 8 month EE that still hasn't laid.  Congrats

1 Delaware, 2 Black Australorps and 1 EE

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1 Delaware, 2 Black Australorps and 1 EE

Adapt, engineer and overcome
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Thanks guys! :)

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That's one gorgeous looking egg! Congrats!

Kate Thornton - 1 Rhode Island Red, 1 White Leghorn, 1 Barred Rock, 1 Copper Marans, 2 rescue hens might be Speckled Sussex, 3 doggies, 1 elderly cat and one tolerant husband.
My Website: http://www.katethornton.net

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Kate Thornton - 1 Rhode Island Red, 1 White Leghorn, 1 Barred Rock, 1 Copper Marans, 2 rescue hens might be Speckled Sussex, 3 doggies, 1 elderly cat and one tolerant husband.
My Website: http://www.katethornton.net

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