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    How many girls and how many eggs?

    I have Eight Buff Orpington Gals...They are just approaching 21 Weeks old, this coming Wednesday. So far, They have Produced Five Single Yolk Teenies, and One Double Yolk about "Large" size, if bought at a Store. The First Egg appeared at 19 Weeks and Two Days. So, Calculating........and...
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    Egg Time of Day = ???

    My New Girls (First Chickens) are just past 19 Weeks old, and are beginning to Lay - I look in the Morning when I let them out, around 0900 or so. I look around Ten or Eleven, still no eggs. Two girls just laid at almost Two PM! (Was each Girl's First Egg - Little Cute ones) What time is...
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    Free Range and needing eggs

    Almost the same story here - Have Just Found a Small egg in the House! Then a Larger Double Yolker! Then three days, Nothing! Today, another Lil Egg (First Egg). If you have wondered about the Earthquake? in the last couple days, it was probably me, Doing My Happy Eggs! Dance... My...
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    "Let Us Out! Let Us Out!" Fussed the Leader Hen, as I approached the Run.

    MANAGEMENT WINS!! MANAGEMENT WINS!!! Let the Girls Out This AM, No Eggs. by 10 O'Clock, One Small Egg, One Larger, still warm! So, Took top three Disputes off the Negotiating List: Cleaned/Scraped out all the Compacted Poop at Gate. Removed Fouled Bedding under the Coop and replaced...
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    "Let Us Out! Let Us Out!" Fussed the Leader Hen, as I approached the Run.

    "Nope" I said - "You are all mature enough now at 19 Weeks". "Well!" said LH - "Then We Will Go On Strike!". "No Difference" I replied - "You are Not Getting out till You make Eggs!" "Our Business Agent Will Be Calling Your Management!" Warned One of the Girls in the Crowd, and the Others...
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    My first eggs!

    My Eight Buffs are just now reaching 17 Weeks old, and haven't Laid ONE Egg! You got Eggs @ 13 Weeks? Sheesh! maybe alla Mine are foolin me, and they are Roos? I kept telling them that the First One Crows is gonna Meet Mr. Cleaver......Maybe they are just Keeping Quiet? The Two of us...
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    Raccoon Attack - How Fast?

    @Centrarchid: WOW! That was really Informative, and Right on Topic! Thanks so much! I'm gonna keep that reply! Thanks again! Big Ugly Guy
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    Best Way To Control Rats?

    Put some Rocks or Metal in the Bucket Bottom - MUCH Harder to flip over then.
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    Raccoon Attack - How Fast?

    I am curious if anyone has seen a Raccoon attack on a Chicken in Free Range. Also, How fast can they Dig Under a Fence that is Buried at lower edge Two to Six Inches. Anybody witnessed any of these? Do I have Time from Chicken Alarms to Get dressed and grab the Gun, or do I need to BE THERE?
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    Best Way To Control Rats?

    Poison is Uncontrollable. Use properly sized Live Traps, or an Air-Rifle or Air-Pistol. Shooting Rats is a Fun activity, and is Challenging if You use an Air-Pistol.
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    Had to shoot a dog - WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT!

    It is Legally Named a "DePredation" Shoot for a reason. Only failure here was that You were off the Mark. Should have killed it. Were You using a Semi-Automatic? That is what is best for Defending the Flock. Get in some Target Practice. Then, as Noted above, next time - SSS (Shoot, Shovel...
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    My new Lavender Orpington chicks

    I have Buffs - they sure are quiet! (Until they get their first Visit from a Coyote!) My Girls? are now 14 weeks old. Getting pretty big. Even though we made a point of handling every one every day till they were about 10 weeks old, they now think they are being Eaten if you manage to touch...
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    Quiet Buffs!

    Yeah, We have seen Coyotes here in the past, and hear them often. That is what I suspected it was, since I didn't see the RingTail on the Grey Furry rump that disappeared just as soon as I spotted it. Have an application in for a Supressor for my .22 Rifle - waiting for the Gummint "Worker" to...
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    Quiet Buffs!

    We live in the Great NorthBest - in/around the Puget Sound, Up Worshintun Way. Haven't seen any Wolves - But we do have Eagles, Bears, Cats (Feral and Belled, Little and BEEEG!), Hawks, Raccoons, Weasels, Dogs, Foxes, and More, More, More! Isn't the Rule that Chicken Folks need to be ready...
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    Quiet Buffs!

    We have been so happy with our Eight Buffs - they are Pretty, and so quiet! Was just bragging to the Wife this Morning - "hardly even Know they are here - Great Neighbors, and just a Joy to have. No Crowing and Commotion like the Ones across the Valley. They are more than Three Quarters of a...
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