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    Two hens laying two eggs at a time!

    One of my Buff Orpingtons will occasionally pull a double-header if she has skipped a couple days laying. Every time she has laid two, one of them is very thin/soft shelled, like it wasn't "done".
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    First egg after 9 months???

    I don't have a Speckled Sussex, but congratulations! I have five Buff Orpingtons that are almot 10 months old. Yesterday, for the first time we had three eggs! Woo-hoo!
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    Pancakes + Chickens = Hilarious

    I hand feed treats to my Buff Orpingtons, too. The other day I made some popovers that didn't "pop" so well. My sweet girls - the little monsters - about took my fingers off snatching at the popovers!
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    Cleaning eggs

    I don't. They are usually pretty clean, but if not I just give it a swipe with a paper towel. Into the fridge they go. Fesh eggs have a natural coating ( I think it's called "bloom") that help maintain freshness.
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    OK 19 weeks and still NO EGGS!!! GRRRR! **EDIT**(We HAVE EGGS NOW!!!!)

    I have five Buff Orpington girls that are 32 weeks old. They have been fed Layena since about 20 weeks. No artificial light. They have a lovely, insulated coop, and nice pen, and get out to free range for a few hours every afternoon. They are spoiled rotten. One girl has been laying for a...
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    oatmeal apple and cinnamon, looking for byc'ers

    Does oatmeal have to be cooked? What if it is the rolled outs in the box? I had this vision of it swelling up inside my chickies....Kaboom! :o
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    New Chicky Mommy

    Thank you all!
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    New Chicky Mommy

    Hello, all! I have been lurking for a little while and decided to join in. There is so much information and experience here, and everyone seems so nice and helpful. I am a first time chicky Mom. I have five Buff Orpington pulletts that are seven weeks old. They are so sweet, and...
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