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    Did I hear a cock-a-doodle-do???

    Mine started crowing at about 5 or 6 weeks. I didn't want to believe that I had a boy in the group, but I did. It was obvious by about 3 months. (At least that's how long it took me, a chicken novice.) However, sometime after we culled the rooster, one of the pullets started crowing, and she...
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    Colorado

    How can you be sure the eggs are fertile without cracking them and looking at the blastowhatever? Don't you just assume that they are fertile until some don't hatch? (If there's a boy present, of course.) (I'm very new to this; I know that there is much that I don't know, so no snickering : )
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    Colorado

    I know most of you are in the southern part of the state, but here's the craigslist posting for the critter swap in Greeley this weekend. http://fortcollins.craigslist.org/grd/1028512851.html
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    Colorado

    We got about 3 inches. I'm thrilled! We've been sooooo dry. The sun's out and it should melt. The chickens, though, they just aren't too sure about the white stuff. They haven't come out yet.
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    egg layed with cracked shell

    That's a good point! They've been pushing the nesting material out of the way and part of the nest box is bare on the bottom.
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    egg layed with cracked shell

    Thanks for the thoughts. I'll put a bowl of oyster shells out and see if it helps. As for the moult, she shouldn't be, she's only 6 months old and has only been laying for about a month. I looked back at her shells and until yesterday, they were fairly thick. Thanks again for the help.
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    egg layed with cracked shell

    I'm feeding layer pellets and then just feeding them back their egg shells. They other two have very thick shells, but maybe she needs more the oyster shell.
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    egg layed with cracked shell

    Hi, My Blue Andalusian has, for the past two days, layed an egg that is cracked at the narrow end. Yesterday, I thought maybe another hen may have cracked it because there were two eggs when I collected. But today, she was the first to lay. The shell is thin at the narrow end (and overall...
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    Colorado

    Hi Holly, Welcome! Where in Colorado are you? How long have you been chickening? I'm quite new, only since July. My girls have just (all) become proficient, prolific layers. I'm adding all sorts of egg recipes to my cooking repetoir.
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    Colorado

    Here too! I noticed that the weather forecasts are right for wind, but off for moisture. grrrr.
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    Colorado

    Sounds like you had a very good day! I day-dream of getting more chicklets (not to mention a couple of goats) but not right now. My three girls are spittin' out eggs like crazy.
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    Colorado

    I wish that we were getting any precip. It's bone dry up north.
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    Colorado

    Thanks Coloradochick! I think my niece, who lives in Arvada, is a bit interested in having chickens. (She's renting from her dad, though, I don't know that he's terribly interested : )
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    Colorado

    There is one in Greeley. They always list it on the Fort Collins/Northern Colorado Craigslist. It's the first Saturday of the month, but that's all I can remember.
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    Colorado

    Try this link for coop plans. It's the state of Virgina http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/poultry/factsheets/designs.html Also try the Mother Earth News archives. Good luck!
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