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    My chicken is hiding her eggs

    Like I said, I might be giving Lilly too much credit - but if it keeps happening ... she might be gifted.
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    My chicken is hiding her eggs

    Like I said, I might be giving Lilly too much credit - but if it keeps happening ... she might be gifted.
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    My chicken is hiding her eggs

    Thanks for the advice. They are laying in the coop. I do have golf balls placed in the nesting boxes to both encourage them to start laying and for placement. Maybe I'm giving Lilly too much credit, however she actually buried her egg in the sand (I put river bed sand in the coop) I think it...
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    My chicken is hiding her eggs

    So, one of my six chickens, Golden Comet Lilly has begun laying eggs. The first was in the nesting box - good Lilly!. I was so excited I removed it. Since then she has been laying an egg every day, but is now hiding them. Should I put the egg she laid yesterday in a nesting box and leave it...
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    My chickens are frightened and I don't know why

    I take pics this afternoon and post them tomorrow.
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    My chickens are frightened and I don't know why

    Thanks for your reply - do you think that I should redo my coup and run with hardware cloth vs. chicken wire?
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    My chickens are frightened and I don't know why

    So, it goes on. Last evening before dark, I went out the coup to move my chickens (who haven't started laying yet) from the run into their coop. I found them in the coup all huddled together on top of the nesting box (the highest point in the coup). I could see that they were frightened. I...
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    when will they start to lay eggs

    Thanks for all of the advice.
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    when will they start to lay eggs

    Hmm, I'll keep my eye's out - they have been burrowing into the hay as if they were sitting on a nest - but don't believe I've seen squatting.
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    when will they start to lay eggs

    I don't. I'll take some pics tonight and post them tomorrow. I read that when their crowns get really red that they will begin to lay eggs. Interesting. Thanks for your reply.
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    when will they start to lay eggs

    I have 4 golden comets and 2 bard rocks. They are 4 months old. Thanks
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