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My two faverolle girls were 6 months old before they started laying... Also, my GC and the serema are both 4 months and neither of them show any inclination yet either. Nor the Polish.

I am just too impaitient to wait... gonna start squeezing chickens

Or threatening with "Fried or extra crispy?"

Hope everything goes well for her!  Congratulations to you both!!

Squeezing chickens I'm feeling that way too. I have 6 that are 24 weeks and still no eggs, not even a squat. My two older ones have given me an egg each almost every day since they were 20 weeks. I'm starting to think I feed them too well- they're huge. Must be all the eggs building up

I've heard tell that hatchery birds lay faster than breeder birds... I know my faverolle boys and the polish that I got at chicken stock don't even look like they are near enough maturity. The boys are 4 months like I said and not a crow from either, and neither show's any interest in the hens. The polish and the serema cockerels though, they are. The serema hen looks like she's getting close, but the polish hen hasn't even started to show her wattles yet. The two dotte hens that I got at the beginning of June though, so they are a month older, are both laying now at 5 months, not steadily yet, but they are and they are hatchery stock.

Hey for those who may visit the WA thread. Since our thread was so big BYC decided (intrepreted NEEDED) to give us a new thread. To my knowledge there were NO problems that caused this. IT was just we were too chatty. So we get the opportunity to start fresh ! !  !     So here is where we are now.   http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/717207/washingtonians-come-together-washington-peeps

NovaAman, I've got a blue Marans cockrel hatched in early June,  from Randy's Roosters.  I'm near Perry, so not really close to  you.  Let me know if you're interested.  Mary

Well, I was hoping that the person on CL in Pullman was a forum member and could show me some pics. She did get back to me though. It is a blue copper hen and a blue birchen boy... No pics yet. But, it would have been a nice starter pair. I have no marans. Yet. LOL

  I hope everything went well with your daughter's delivery Kimmie!

 

RaZ - Congratulations on so many eggs! Do you think it is because your hens get outside a lot and get a lot of light? Or is it the good food?

Well... Noodle was in the nesting box tonight... Maybe she will grace me with an egg in the morning.

Maybe she is just hidding out from the 2 frizzles that just started roosting last night. Once I took Nugget out of the coop they decided to get off the floor and become real chickens LOL. He is the man of the coop now!

 

My son has a mild croup. No "barking" yet... hopefully it won't get that bad... and a slight whistling when he breathes out. I gave him cough syrup before I realized what it was

I put him in the bathroom and turned on the hot water until it ran out,

I put Vicks on him,

I sucked the boogers out of his nose,

I put the humidifier right next to his bed,

I boiled water and put tea tree oil in it and had him hold his head over it with a towel,

 

But you want to know what helped him the most?

Bundling him up and sitting on the porch while it was raining! He stopped coughing within a few minutes.

Now his windows are open and the humidifier is on and he is sleeping.

I just keep going in to check on him. I will probably camp out in his room tonight. He has never had croup and I have heard it can get really serious

 Here is hoping it won't!