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    Combs and Wattles

    When do combs and wattles generally start getting full? My hens are almost 4 months old and they have tiny combs and no sign of a wattle yet. Is that normal? Thanks!
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    New hen in town

    Oh my goodness, 75 chickens! That's my dream! lol Right now my husband and I have 12. A small but feisty flock. Welcome!
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    Hi!

    Hi-ya! I have dogs, cats, a fish, rabbits, chickens, and a very pregnant miniature goat. I LOVE that so many people on this forum have as many animals as I do. I was told the other day that my home is turning into a petting zoo. lol Welcome!
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    New in the Game.

    Howdy! I run a daycare from my home and let me tell you how in love with my chickens the daycare kids are. I think raising children around animals is a fantastic way to show them responsibility, compassion, and the cycle of life. My daycare clients absolutely love that I have all kinds of...
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    Hello from Northern Calif.

    Wow, 39 chickens! I'd love to have that many. We have 12 right now and are considering expanding it to 15 in a couple of years. What does an automotive professor do? Sounds like you and my husband would get along. He's a mechanical engineering student and works on small engines for a hobby...
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    just starting

    Before we got our hens I made sure we were able to keep them within city limits. Luckily I live in a country town that allows any kind of livestock within city limits as long as the animals don't cause a nuisance to the neighbors. Translation: no roosters. San Francisco might have limits on...
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    Life at the Manic Menagerie

    Bantam roosters are hilarious! I apprentice for a cattle farmer on Saturdays and he has the most awesome Bantam rooster. This little thing can't be more than 8 inches tall but his cocky attitude more than makes up for it. I have to constantly shoo him out of the milking shed because he even...
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    Howdy!

    My front yard is pretty big. We have almost no backyard. So instead of being a backyard farmer, we're front yard farmers! lol We have planting beds, our chicken coop and run, potato patch, grape vine, rhubarb, apple and cherry trees, and soon our rabbit hutches will all be in the front yard...
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    Newbie From Mass!

    Hi Ron, welcome! We have a flock of 12 laying hens that are about 4 months old right now and they haven't started laying. Chickens normally lay between 5-6 months of age. We still have some time to wait. lol My husband built a chicken coop for our girls with an attached run. We love...
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    Hello from Kentucky

    Welcome! It's my first day here too. My husband and I started with chickens as well and then moved on to rabbits. Right now we have two 7-week old meat rabbits that we're waiting to breed. Our chickens haven't started laying yet (we just got then in Feb) so I'm impatiently waiting to eat...
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    Howdy!

    Hi everyone! This is my first post. My husband and I own a small "front yard farm" and we keep a flock of 12 chickens. We just love our little ladies and I'm excited to have found this forum. I look forward to sharing my knowledge. getting my questions answered, and making friends.
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