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our golden comets began at week 15 and had normal large eggs in brown. Since then we are now at week 19, we have a total of 46 brown eggs. Our RR's and white leghorns havent started laying yet. THey were a week younger so they are week 18. They are laying 4 in same nest by 11am, and one...

tamvan: I ended up with 5 roosters. One of them crowed all the time till bedtime. Others did not at all. It does get annoying. We only raise for eggs to eat so we didnt need the roosters and gave them to someone who wanted to raise them. SOme of these people here are touchy-dont pay...

wow, so Im not alone/we got 4 more after that one. 1 wach of the next 2 days, then 1 skipped a day, and then got 2 today at week 16. I believe it is from the Golden comet-we have 6 of them as well as 6 RReds and 10 white leghorns. the eggs are golden so Im assuming. Not sure if it is one or...

I got my first egg at week 15 and the second one a day later. THe 1st one was a double yolker.

I just got my first egg! It is a brown one, probably from one of the golden comets. They are only 15 weeks old! Not sure how to post a pic on this.

ive got a loose chick in the garage. how do I catch the bugger?! he is chirping like crazy and will not cooperate

I bought them thru Country Max farm store and they told me to give it to them the fist week. I hated doing it since I wanted to go organic for eggs. Ive called them since the bag said use for 7-14 days and they told me I could stop adding it now.

i HAVE BEEN GIVING MY WEEK OLD CHICKS A TEASPOON OF TETRACYCLINE IN THE WATER for 7 days. CAn this be stopped now? Also on feed: Im using what Country max said to use for starter feed. Do I give them a small bowl of grit as well? I am using compost and sand finely ground and they eat it up...