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The past three days we have had 3 tiny eggs and 3 eggs without shells. I don't know which chickens are laying them but is this something to be concerned about? I have read that chickens don't always lay perfect eggs when they are just starting to lay but I just want to make sure my hens are all...

I got my first 3 eggs yesterday! This is my first time having chickens so I'm still new to everything and it has been an interesting experience so far. I have 11 hens that I got from TSC at the beginning of April. I was told that the earliest that people reported eggs was after 12 weeks and that...

Quote: So was the roo the one that returned? LOL I just inspected the chicken more closely and saw no signs of rooster tail feathers or spurs. Should signs of spurs and long tail feathers be seen by now? Thank you everyone for all the help.

I found a video on Youtube that shows exactly what my chicken does, the same sound and the flapping wings. So, does everyone still think it's a rooster or just a dominant hen? I just reread Mervin's post and it says that my chicken doesn't have the feathers that resemble a rooster. I don't...

That's what I thought it meant. I don't think I'll be eating him, if anything he will have a new home somewhere else.

Quote: Freezer camp? What's that? Another neighbor has had a rooster before but I don't remember for how long, all I know is we could hear it all the time. Hopefully he will be a quiet one. If not I'll have to find a farmer or someone to take him off my hands.

Thanks for the replys. I was afraid that everyone would say he was going to be a rooster . Is there anything I can do to keep him from crowing? I wouldn't mind keeping him but I can't have him crowing all the time and bothering the neighbors. I live in the city and I'm not sure what the rules...

I bought 12 pullets from Tractor Supply back on 4/10/10 and they were 4 days old at the time of purchase. The guy at the store told me that pullets are verified hens and that the straight run chicks were probably 50/50 hens/roosters. I went with the pullets because I didn't want any roosters...