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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    A bit late, but this is the thin egg shell! Was a double yolker. And no roosters (they're illegal where I live). n
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    I'm waiting for everyone to gawk at the egg first and then I'll crack it open to see! Maybe it's a double yolk, haven't had any of them since my chickens were younger.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    I got woken up by my chicken's egg song this morning, thought it was particularly loud. This jumbo egg is why! Also interesting to see that the texture of the shell is quite wrinkly.
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    When can you feed chicks treats?

    One of the first treats my chicks got was when they were four weeks old and I was in the garden building a coop for them - I was digging up the soil, and an earwig ran out. I went to kill the earwig before it hurt my chicks (hah!) but one of the chicks got to it first and gobbled it all up! They...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Two eggs!! Hen #2 has just started to lay very small eggs (compared to hen #1). Definitely worth the 23 weeks of waiting!
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    Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

    Haha thanks for your comment - I completely understand! Coming from a science background I know it's completely silly to expect that anything will quicken the ovulation/egg laying process, but I feel like I've been waiting for so long and now that I've finally got one, I want more!
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    First egg on Sunday! So much excitement!
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    Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

    After weeks of hoping and waiting, one of my girls laid one on Sunday!! Right in the nesting box next to a pool ball I had put there the day before :) She laid a second one on Monday but nothing today- is that normal? I'm hoping the other two girls will soon follow by example, they're all 21...
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    Hi! New to BYC

    Thanks for that, though it doesn't apply to me as I've always kept the rabbit separate from the chickens. He's an inside bunny and definitely thinks he's human! When the chicks were younger they were fairly indifferent to him, but now when they occasionally see him it looks like they want to...
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    Hi! New to BYC

    Hopefully by the time they switch feed they'll eat properly. I don't think I've seen those brands where I live (Australia) but I'll have a proper look next time.
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    Hi! New to BYC

    No worms that I've noticed. I've been feeling them barastoc pullet grower, which they don't really show an interest in. They'll eat only enough that they're not hungry, but even then it's only after 15 mins of scratching around to find anything else. I bought another unnamed brand of pellets...
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    Hi! New to BYC

    I have two ISA Browns and an australorp. They're now almost 16 weeks old, but seem really skinny to me -all feathers and bone, hardly any fat/meat on them. They're also not eating as much as they used to, and losing feathers like there's no tomorrow. Is that normal? I might also put these...
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    The Big Fat Is This A Rooster? Thread

    Thanks for the responses! This is exactly what I wanted to hear so now I can sleep easy :)
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    Hi! New to BYC

    Thanks everyone! I love that everyone is so friendly here :)
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    Hi! New to BYC

    Hey everyone, since joining BYC in November the only thread I've made is to determine what sex my chickens are. Hopefully with more experience in the future I can also contribute to other threads. I've had chickens during my childhood up to when I was 12, so I haven't actually had experience...
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