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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    First egg came Friday, and whichever girl it was laid another yesterday. They're pretty small eggs, but hopefully as she matures the eggs will get bigger. Now waiting for the others to start laying!
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    Stubborn Biting Chicken

    Oh wow, I don't think Mini is that bad but that certainly is entertaining. Lol. At least Tiny was friendly during the day. Mini yells at me at all hours; as soon as she catches sight of me I can hear her squawking from across the barn yard. She's a loudmouth grump. Haha.
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    Stubborn Biting Chicken

    Hi, Mini, who I've talked about in past posts, is one of the toughest chickens I have despite her size, but she's been gearing some more of that aggression toward me lately. None of the girls have started laying yet, but we can tell it's going to be really soon. They've been noisy...
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    Four month old pullet, strange walk and chirp.

    Well it must either have been a cramp from sitting in her dust bath for so long or she might be getting ready to lay. She's been fine ever since. All of the chickens' combs and wattles are starting to develop pretty nicely all of sudden, though. I thought they they wouldn't lay for a least 5...
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    Four month old pullet, strange walk and chirp.

    Today I noticed one of the chickens digging herself quite a hole for a dust bath. Even after I let the others out of the pen to wander around, she stayed in fluffing dust all over and then just sitting. She didn't seem keen on leaving it, though she did stand up for a bit when I came in to see...
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    Chicken Hokey Pokey

    Why I either need to stop painting my toe nails or stop wearing flip flops in the run. On the plus side, their coordination seems to be improving.
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    I've heard of pecking order, but roosting order...? *Pics*

    Mine are California Whites (presumably, since our order was messed up). They're losing and gaining new spots all the time. And wow! Sounds like a complicated bedtime routine! The way you described it reminds me of those puzzle book riddles.
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    I've heard of pecking order, but roosting order...? *Pics*

    One up top. One swinging away on the cord. And the other four where they're supposed to be. Silly gooses. Er... chickens. This was the first I'd seen one go up next to that vent, but Mini has been doing her balancing act on the cord for the last few nights. Always the show-off...
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    I think my runt is at the top of the pecking order.

    Hah! So it happens. It must be a Napolean Complex!
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    I think my runt is at the top of the pecking order.

    Or at least she's trying to be. I haven't noticed a distinct pecking order in my chicks and they're close to two months old, now, but the smallest, Mini, is by far one of the most aggressive. She steals food from the others, she's the first to fly up on tall objects, and anytime I see a lot of...
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    Young chickens flying AT the wire fence?

    ...But they weren't being chased. I was the only one in the pen by this point. And I do hold them.
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    Young chickens flying AT the wire fence?

    I first noticed this when I let one of my cats in the run for the second time while the chicks were out. I let her wander on her own this time, and I think she was more afraid of the chicks than vice-versa. They ran up to look at her every time her back was turned. Otherwise they seemed to get...
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    Young chickens flying AT the wire fence?

    Duplicate thread -- Ignore.
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    Do I have California Whites, Austra Whites, or something else?

    I see. Thanks for putting up with all my nitty gritty questions!
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    Do I have California Whites, Austra Whites, or something else?

    Thank you, I think understand better now. Indeed it is dissapointing to not be able to peg a definite name to them, but I love them just the same. I definitely get the dog reference... Those overpriced "designer" breeds are a laugh... So for times sake, rather than calling them my "random...
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