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    do we think one or all 5 are laying.

    Would have never thought of that one.
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    do we think one or all 5 are laying.

    Thank you! I have only found one in a nesting box while looking for eggs, but I closed the lid right away trying to give her privacy. Didn't get a good look to see who it was. I did find one today that had to have laid before 9:30 because the egg wasn't warm. If I find another one later I...
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    do we think one or all 5 are laying.

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    do we think one or all 5 are laying.

    Hello! I have 5, 19 week old white leghorns! We discovered out first egg last friday around 1pm. And all the girls were very loud! We didn't get the second egg until monday. Otherwise everyday there's been a egg, all but twice in the same nesting box. The time varies between 10 am and about...
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    pecking at other flock members feet on roost?!

    I think the one time she went after the other plum it drew a tiny bit of blood it didn't notice it until the next day. Which I don't think was intentionally. It's almost as if they all try to fight over the best spot to get attention from me. They all will gently peck at one another's feathers...
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    pecking at other flock members feet on roost?!

    Hey Everyone. I am recently new to BYC and raising chickens. I have five 18 1/2 week White Leghorns. I'm pretty that only one of the five has been laying for a week now. Anyways back to my question. One of my girls has been pecking at the others feet and once saw her peck at another's plum...
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    first egg today!!!!

    Hey Everyone. Just got my first egg today! :) Have a few questions that can hopefully be answered. My boyfriend and I are first time chicken owners. I have 5 White Leghorn ' s that will be 18 weeks on Sunday. I got the very exciting news at work today that we received our first egg. Apparently...
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