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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    My first egg laid the 8th of June less than 24 hours after me getting my ladies all moved in :-) I have 5 ladies and get between 3-4 eggs a day. Feed them on laying feed and nearly all kitchen scraps and garden trimmings.
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    My daughter accidently picked up hamster treat sticks instead of guinea pig treat sticks in the supermarket, the guinea pigs hated them so I hung them to the wire in the coop and my five ladies and they loved them. Kept them busy for ages. Was funny watching them act so curious as to what I was...
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    One of my ladies is laying again :-)

    Got 2 laying every morning so I am happy. The other 3 are moulting still.
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    Finish this sentence: "You know you're addicted to chickens when..."

    When you dream about them laying eggs under logs. Then wake up in the morning grab a coffee to take and drink in the coop whilst hunting for the dreamed about eggs under all the logs!
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    What treat did your chickies get today?

    Today mine had baked egg shells, peaches, plums, a little bread and some cheese which they went crazy for!!! First time I introduced them to cheese. Also did some weeding in the garden so they got all that :-)
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    Cooking potato peels

    I have only been a hen keeper for 4 weeks so I am no expert. However I have been feeding mine about twice a week with cooked peelings. Hens seem to enjoy them and none are sick all seem very happy :-) From what I have seen any green potato is a big no no. To be honest I only cook them because my...
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    One of my ladies is laying again :-)

    So after me nearly killing all 5 of my ladies 1 of them have forgiven me enough to lay again. Can't tell you how delighted I am :-)
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    Been a Chicken owner for 3 weeks and nearly killed them!!!

    Thanks again for all the lovely welcomes
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    Been a Chicken owner for 3 weeks and nearly killed them!!!

    Now that I would love to see a photo of :-)
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    Been a Chicken owner for 3 weeks and nearly killed them!!!

    Thanks for the welcome :-)
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    Been a Chicken owner for 3 weeks and nearly killed them!!!

    So the coop was built the house bought and my 5 lovely ladies all moved in. Had done my research spent hours on here reading up on their needs and felt confident. Day 2 I got my first egg so I was over joyed. However during week 2 I was clearing the table scraps of what I thought were suitable...
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