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    Silkie thread!

    I had the SAME problem! My hen hatched 7 eggs in April, and I'm only now figuring out that 5 of the 7 are roosters! It was very ambiguous until they started trying to crow! This is very disappointing because NOW I have to find homes for 5 roosters! Any suggestions?
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    TINY egg?!?

    That's hilarious! That's exactly what my son called it--an egg fart! I had NO idea that pullets were capable of laying at 4 months old! :-p
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    TINY egg?!?

    So.... I went to gather the eggs today and received the oddest gift! I can identify the egg on the left as one that I typically get from my American game hens & the one in the middle as from my Silky hen.... But the one on the right has me confused! I do have several pullets that were hatched...
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    April Hatch Thread--Come Join Us!

    These were the eggs a few weeks ago! This is today... Baby #7 poking a beak through to say hello! Egg #8 has no cracks yet. And this is one of the other 6 who are a couple of days old! O;-) *edit* My son also just pointed out to me that it also has 5 toes... Also just like...
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    Why Aren't My Chickens Laying? Here Are Your Answers!

    **UPDATE: Apparently my ''bedroom slipper'' of a rooster actually did his job! So far there are 3 lil' chicks, and there are 5 more eggs!
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    Why Aren't My Chickens Laying? Here Are Your Answers!

    You were SO right!!..... I went to check after reading your post last night & she had 7 eggs under her.... This morning, I went to check again, and--sure enough--there were 8 eggs! I marked them all as you suggested. I think 8 chicks would be the most either the chicken or *I* could handle...
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    Why Aren't My Chickens Laying? Here Are Your Answers!

    My hens all started laying over the last month. As of about a week ago, I was getting 4 eggs/day out of my 5 hens.... However, one of my hens decided to go broody about 3 days ago. And now all of the other hens seem to have just stopped laying! Even though we have 2 brooding boxes, all of the...
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    My town changed it law but there is no wording for roosters

    I am not allowed roosters in my county. Unfortunately, one of the 2 Silkies that I got as hatchlings ended up being a rooster.... I couldn't bring myself to harvest him (he's too small yet anyway) nor give him to any of the people in our area that keep roosters (because I was afraid they would...
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    Santa Cruz, CA chicken ordinance help needed...

    Here in Santa Cruz it is important to know whether you are within the city limits of one of the towns which make up our beautiful area, OR if you are in an UNINCORPORATED area (there are many). The regulation in the above reply apply to Santa Cruz Municipal codes. These apply if you live within...
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    Hello from Santa Cruz, CA

    I have had my backyard flock for almost 2 years now. I can't believe I hadn't found this forum before now! I love the plethora of information that this site has! Thank goodness! Now, I no longer just have to wonder and shrug when my silly chickens do 'weird' things! I would love to hear any...
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