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    Help with winter egg collection

    The past couple days, most of my eggs have cracked from freezing before I could collect them. I'm gone from 7:30-5pm most days for work. Kids don't get off the bus much earlier. I need advice!!! I don't heat the coop, but I wont rule that out if its the only option. I need to save my eggs!!!
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    What happened? Help with my mystery!

    I have one barred rock and four easter eggers that are of laying age. The rest of the girls are only 14 weeks old. So far only one EE and the BR have started laying in the past 1.5-2 weeks. This morning I cleaned the coop, and a few hours later found two brown and one blue eggs all in one...
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    Winter questions- located in WI

    Few questions as I start thinking about winter prep- 1. Do I need to heat my coop? 2. Do I need extra light for my laying hens? 3. How do I know how much ventilation I need? Coop is insulated. I'm in WI, I know these questions depend highly on the type of winter in the area. Thanks for any...
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    Free Murray McMurray mystery chick

    Tried to get better pictures- I'm really thinking they just threw in another EE for my freebie. These two have the fuzzy cheeks: And these two do not really have fuzzy cheeks.
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    Free Murray McMurray mystery chick

    Thanks for the info! I will try and get better pics today too.
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    Free Murray McMurray mystery chick

    I cant figure out which is my free chick. I ordered 3 EE, did I just get another EE for my freebie? A & B have muffs, C & D do not. Front shot of chick A, grey chest compared to the brown chest of the other 3.:
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    Can I see your nest boxes?

    Thank you for the links!
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    12 week Easter Eggers

    Nope, lesson learned!!!
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    Can I see your nest boxes?

    Or is there another thread like this? I am still trying to decide what to do for boxes and would love to see what others have done. Looking for inexpensive ideas. Also, how many would you build for about 15 hens? Thanks!
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    12 week Easter Eggers

    Yup, every one of them has crowed now.
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    12 week Easter Eggers

    Oops, duplicate.
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    12 week Easter Eggers

    Yup, I have one BR hen in the bunch too. Im keeping one of the BR roosters, he's really sweet. All 5 of my BO ended up being roosters. Struck out on this batch lol. Have new ones coming, sexed this time, tomorrow. My boys eat a lot of eggs!!!
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    Need help sexing my 5 week old buffs

    I share your disappointment. I started with 15 total from a local farm, and ended up with *3* hens. I hope anyway. Only one if the 3 I'm 100%positive is a hen. So I ordered a new batch, from an actual hatchery & sexed this time, that should be here tomorrow.
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    Hen or rooster buff orpington

    My BOs are 12 weeks, all roos, and their combs and wattles are HUGE compared to yours.
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    Need help sexing my 5 week old buffs

    My 12 week BO's all look like your pic above. All 5 of mine are cockerels and have been crowing. I didnt get a single hen either.
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