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    Adding new chickens

    I am thinking about getting more chickens - no younger than pullets. Do I need to do anything to introduce them to my current group? I only have 3, all buff orpingtons and all hens. I would like to actually get the same breed.
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    How old are hens when they start laying?

    I got my first egg on Sunday. I got the chickens from a local breeder. I got it from the hen with the comb. The other two are the same size but one is combless and the other one has a small one.
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    How old are hens when they start laying?

    Quote: too funny on the crab butt. One has a very nice comb and wattle, one sorta does but is not quite there and one doesn't have any.
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    How old are hens when they start laying?

    I should probably take a look around. they are not out of their coop that many days as we don't let them out if we're not home. that might also be affecting it.
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    How old are hens when they start laying?

    I have three Buff Orpington hens - they are about 24 weeks old (I bought them around Mothers Day when they were 8 weeks). but no eggs yet. I thought I read that hens start laying by now. Thanks
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    when do they start laying?

    I am pretty sure this has been asked before but how old are hens when they start laying normally? Just curious to when we should start expecting eggs. We have Buff Orpingtons.
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    I did it! Come be happy with me.

    congratulations!!!
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    coop bedding

    I ended up putting more in. If I didn't I would have to clean it more often. I am going to try put a small shovel in there or by there or convenient for me to grab so I can do some spot cleaning when I do their food and water.
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    Hi again

    Hi I'm back. Used to post here a couple of years ago. When we lost our flock, I stopped coming by. We just now decided to get new chickens So now I've got 5 buff orpingtons that I think are wonderful. They like to perch on me. which is nice sometimes but not when I'm doing their food...
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    coop bedding

    We got chickens again (we lost our last flock or whatever a group of chickens is called). I cleaned out the old shavings and put new shavings in there. but not sure if I need to put more bedding down. right now, except when I put them in our dog yard (sans the dogs of course), they stay in...
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    Breastfeeding in public

    Quote: actually, I was just being overdramatic. How you feed your baby is your choice. Who am I to say what is right/wrong. What I find offensive is that I would be asked to feed my baby in private but the bottle feeding mom does not have to. You don't need to whip out the boob to feed the...
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    Breastfeeding in public

    Quote: For effect? Absolutely! Cause: Baby hungry; baby cries Effect: Baby gets feds; baby stops being hungry and crying I am discreet and incredibly modest, but I would breastfeed where ever and whenever my child(ren) needed to eat, but I very rarely fed them in the bathroom. I...
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    Flew the coop

    So I guess I need to get DH to put some type of mesh material up under the roof (the triangle part between the roof and the walls - don't know what its called). cause one of my darn roosters keeps getting out and that is the only open part (when the door is closed).
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    World's Largest Chicken

    only you rachel. did you explain to renny that he's not a chicken?
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    Roo's need new homes, in Va

    she's between richmond and williamsburg.
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