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    Official BYC Poll: Why Do You Have Chickens - Select All That Apply

    We raise our Delaware chickens for their large - extra large eggs - great foragers - love to hear the roo's crow, nice big meat birds (extra roo's end up in the fridge that don't make the grade) Love how they look - they clean up the barn yards, eat tons of weeds and seeds, are very prolific egg...
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    Delawares

    Colleen- I got my chickens from MM too - so I may try to find another source! Enjoy your Delies! Annie
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    Delawares

    Colleen- Your birds are gourgeous - I'd like eggs but don't have an incubator - yet. Where did you get your Dels? Thanks! Annie
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    delaware egg production

    Our Dels started laying at around 21 through 25 weeks (MM hatchery)
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    How long until pullets lay regualr size eggs?

    Very interesting - ours are Delaware and should be heading into the large-extra large arena - some are really small, but I notice the size tends to gradually increase with some of the eggs (after 2 weeks). Don't have time to weigh them this week - but just wondering what other folks are observing.
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    How long until pullets lay regualr size eggs?

    Our girls just started to finally lay their first eggs last week, so my question is how many weeks until they lay regular sized eggs?
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    Help! 5 month pullet weak, not moving much

    She's resting, and her eyes seem more alert, but she hasn't gone for the yogurt and layer pellets or water, COULD be the first egg?
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    Help! 5 month pullet weak, not moving much

    She's a Delaware, when I pick her up her legs go somewhat limp, and she closes her eyes. I do have some electrolytes and yogurt, can give her some of that. Her comb is light pink, not bright red, so I am suspecting that she is not quite yet mature to be laying - an asumption, of course.
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    Help! 5 month pullet weak, not moving much

    I've got this pullet I just found in our coop - she's 5 months old, we've never had any sickness before - she's sitting down, not moving much. None of my pullets have started laying eggs yet and I checked to see if she might be egg-bound (her comb is still light pink) but I don't feel anything...
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    Looking for a case of the blues

    You might consider Blue Andalusians - they were developed in Spain (a hot climate) and do better in warm climates than cold (their combs can freeze). They are really stunning and a medium size chicken, pretty good egg layers from what I understand, laying white eggs.
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    Thistles as Greens?

    Thanks for the link of the toxic plants - sounds like they might be good to avoid overall, and I'll scout around in some wetter areas for other healthy weeds!
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    Thistles as Greens?

    Wondering if it is ok to feed a few thistle greens to our chickens, it is pretty dry around here and the thistles are some of the few greens around. Our chickens have a very large run, and aren't free range due to a nesting pair of Redtailed Hawks close by.
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    Eating feathers

    Thanks Texas Joe - Butchering will at the end of this week, I have a prime suspent who will be great in the oven!
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    Eating feathers

    I've got a bunch of young Delies, 18 weeks old, some of the roosters are pulling random feathers off the hens (neck, tail, anywhere they can grab)and eating them. They are getting 16% organic layer, and I've been feeding them split peas and sunflower seeds for extra protein, plus fresh weeds and...
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    Blue Andalusian Cockerel for Sale - Oregon

    We have a 3 1/2 month old Blue Adalusian boy for sale - he is quite beautiful and we need to find a home for him. We are focusing on raising Delaware Chickens. He has been fed organic chicken starter and organic chicken feed from the beginning, and vaccinated against Marek's. We are asking $10...
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