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    Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

    I have two coops each one has 5 nests in it and I have 9 hens, only 1 hasn't started laying yet, and 2 Roos. The coops are connected by a small chicken size door that I can close off if I need to. Funny I haven't noticed her pecking at anyone in the small coop, only the big coop and they do all...
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    Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

    Sheesh, I've been away for a week and it's gonna take me all day to get caught up on the ONLY thread I bother to read anymore! I just had to comment here...b o i n k is a funny word. This made me giggle. I love this thread! While I'm on here I'm going to ask a serious question: My...
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    First Egg Countdown

    Pretty.
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    First Egg Countdown

    I use hay and they seem to love it. I have a couple of nests lined with shavings and they never lay in those. They make a perfect little circle in the middle of the nest in which they lay their eggs. It's so funny too, right now I have 4 girls that are laying in the same nest and my little...
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    Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

    Therapydoglady, you will be sorely missed...Good luck and May God Bless You as you have blessed so many of his creatures on this planet. HappyHenMama (aka) Kimberly
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    First Egg Countdown

    congrats to all the "new eggs"! Wonder where Ron's been? Miss you Ron.
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    Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

    I've had so much fun today catching up on this thread. Once again LMAO. Thanks Al, Walt, Bee for the comic relief! Bee: I can't wait to buy your book.
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    Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

    Oh Bee, your taking me down the trail to the "good ol days". I'm not an OT, but I grew up going to Auction with my Great Uncle to bid on sheep or cattle or to sell what he had raised and then we would make a stop at the ol feed store to pick up feed and supply's. I remember being out on the...
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    First Egg Countdown

    So, here is the first egg. It's the one in the middle, the one to the left is a store bought egg and the one on the right is Goldie's.
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    First Egg Countdown

    I got one, I got one, no I got two, no I got three! I'm so darn excited I can hardly stand it! It feels like I've been waiting y e a r s. I was gone all day yesterday so I didn't even check for an egg...I had given up. This morning their were two eggs in one nest box. One was from my...
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