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    4.5 Week Old White Leghorn - Pullet or Rooster?

    It did turn out to be a cockerel after all. We re-homed him to a local farm, and found a similar aged leghorn pullet who was definitely a "she."
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    A December molt in COLD weather?

    My red star and my white leghorn were laying right up to winter solstice. Once a day, like clockwork. I felt sorry for the poor girls, since we've had an especially cold winter here in Colorado, and sometimes their eggs would freeze in the egg box before I could get to them. Not always, but...
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    I figure posting here will get me an extra egg in the morning... :)

    Update: Actually, this post MIGHT have worked! Ha ha!!! We found a brand new little pullet egg this morning, out in the RUN instead of the nest box (which was the only place we had checked yesterday). So, maybe she DID lay yesterday, and we just didn't find it. It was a lovely little bluish...
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    I figure posting here will get me an extra egg in the morning... :)

    No new eggs yet. Got our one egg from the sex link, though. She's been going like gangbusters - one every single day. So... I guess the post didn't work this time to stimulate my other hens to lay. Can you tell patience is not my strong point?
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    I figure posting here will get me an extra egg in the morning... :)

    I have 19 (plus) week old pullets - white leghorn, BR, EE, and a red sex link. The sex link has been laying for a few weeks now. The other three are taking their sweet time... have been squatting, and have had bright red combs and wattles for a while now. I check the nest box often, hoping to...
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    Do your white leghorns have a black feather or two?

    I have a white leghorn pullet at point of lay right now. She has been with us since about 9 weeks of age. At least I think she's a white leghorn - she has a few black feathers, very subtle, mixed in with her white ones. They are only in a few spots - one on her neck, two or three places on...
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    Hen or Roo?

    Do you know if they are siblings? Or how old they are? It's possible that the second one is a roo if they're the same age and from the same hatch, except I'd expect he'd be crowing for you by now if he were male. First one looks female to me for sure. If your second isn't letting you know...
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    Feeding lawn to chicks?

    I used to feed my chicks chunks of sod - there would be little rocks and sand (to serve as grit) and possibly a worm or bug or two in the dirt part of the sod, and the grass to nibble on, and lots of entertainment for the chickies. Seemed to do just fine.
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    Okay to eat hidden egg?

    You can do a float test. Put the egg in a measuring cup full of water. If it floats, then it's gone bad. If it sinks to the bottom and stays there, it's good. If one end is up and the other end is at the bottom, it's probably still okay, but you'll want to use it quick. Eggs do this...
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    Pullet just started to lay - one question

    Well, I went out about an hour after I posted, and lo and behold - there was our hen's next egg! She must have known I was talking about her, I guess! This is great!! Love finding eggs!
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    Pullet just started to lay - one question

    Glad to hear that the skipping is nothing unusual! I admit, I am quite excited (egg-cited.. ha ha) about my girls beginning to lay! I was calling all my relatives and friends to report it - was almost like having a birth in the family! mrsgibber - my girls are all around 17 weeks old. I...
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    Pullet just started to lay - one question

    Hi - We have four pullets that we've been raising from chicks, and one has begun to lay (yay)! I highly suspect that it's our Red Star hen. She has "the look" - which, as a newbie, I find hard to describe, other than seeming the most developed and well-along. She's also been the most vocal...
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    I've screwed up and need advice!

    I agree with slipping it in at night; less chance for trouble. Keep a watchful eye, and you should know quickly, as the previous poster said. I agree that chicks need snuggle buddies - so if you can get the chick back in with its siblings, all the better.
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    White Leghorn...am I a girl or boy?

    Looks very roo-ish to me!
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    Grit and the outdoors.

    I also provide grit, even though the chickens have access to ground with sand and small rocks. I figure the more choices they have, the less likely we'll have a problem with an impacted crop.
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