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    HELP please, there going to kill her???

    Hello all. I have 2 Dominiques and 2 golden comets that I bought last February as chicks (5 days old or so)and they have been raised together. On Christmas Day, I found one of my comets in BAD shape. Don't know what happened, but her top comb was tore up bad, and her left eye was gone. I brought...
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    Double Yolkers...!!!

    She started laying back in June of this year and has always laid LARGE eggs but this past month have gotten huge. I know this must be unpleasant for her. Will it straighten out with time? I LOVE the eggs, great flavor :)
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    Hens squatting for my husband and I!!!!

    Thats what was told to me when mine started doing the exact same thing, LOL.
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    Double Yolkers...!!!

    Hello all. I have a hen (she's a Golden Comet) and she lays double yolkers on a weekly basis, but recently, they have gotten HUGE! Is this ok for her? I took a picture. You can tell which one I'm talking about. The other egg is a large egg that came from another one of my comets. The BIG one is...
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    When...... The fake egg???

    Give them a little more time. Trust me, THEY WILL, especially if you have spent any time with them while they were growing up. All 4 of my girls do the squat thing now and love being petted. They are 6 months old and i love em to death.
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    Dominique, ahhh, problem???

    Ohhh Bother. I was afraid of that!
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    Dominique, ahhh, problem???

    Hey all. I have a question. I have 2 Golden Comets and 2 Dominiques that I have raised from chicks that I got back in February. All of them are very sweet and now laying eggs (except for 1 Dom). My problem is, the Dominique that has started laying has developed a, well fascination with me. I let...
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    What does the squat and wing spread mean?

    This is so HILARIOUS!!! Both my Golden Comets and now one of my Dominiques are doing this. My wife was like "Oh, there wanting me to pet them" then I told her MOUNT instead of pet! I laughed my but off.
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    1st day of summer and MY 1st EGG!!!

    I'm so excited!!! I have babied my girls from day one, (2 Dominiques, and 2 Golden Comets), and I got my first egg today. It was kinda small and not uniform in color, but other than that, it was perfect. They are 18 weeks and 4 days old today, and I just started them on Purina Layena yesterday...
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    When...... The fake egg???

    I GOT MY FIRST EGG TODAY!!! My girls are 18 weeks and 4 days old and I got an egg today!!! I do not know which one layed it (I'm assuming one of my Golden Comets) but there it was, kinda small, and not uniform in color, BUT I GOT AN EGG!!! And it was gooooood........ LOL
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    When...... The fake egg???

    Hello all. My girls (2 Dominiques and 2 Golden Comets) are 18 weeks old now and I am wondering when should I introduce the fake egg to encourage egg laying? Is there anything else I can do to hurry this process along? I can't wait to get my first egg!!! Thanks
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    Need advice on 18% layer feed...

    I was getting ready to buy my first bag of layer pellets, was going to get Layena 16% from Tractor supply, but have read that I need 18% for my Golden Comets. What should i get for my soon to be, laying girls from Tractor supply? I want something that they will love, and will permanently be on...
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    ACV, can you/should you use all the time?

    I use it (1 Tablespoon per 1 gallon of water) in their waterer I built so mold doesn't grow in it. They have been drinking this since March and they are beautiful, healthy girls. :)
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    Omega-3 or not???

    Hello all. Hope you AND your chickens are doing well. I am getting ready to permanently switch my girls from Dumor chicken feed to Layena layer pellets, (they are 16 weeks old now and this switch will occur in 2 weeks) and am interested in your thoughts and opinions on whether or not to use the...
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    Daily salad for my girls, ok or not...???

    It's just one plate full, say a quarter of a head of lettuce, 1/4 a whole carrot, and 1/4 a tomato, split between 4 girls on 1 plate. I just give it to them on a plate and they demolish it within 15 minutes,... nothing left. They spend the rest of the day eating their feed, and pecking at the...
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