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    Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

    Oh, I'm so glad you brought that up Mortie, we have had some pretty cold nights and I didn't know how to tell if eggs were frozen. Thanks for the answers. It is definitely early for such cold temps. I'm in Oregon, but just talked to my Dad in Alabama and they are in the 20's at night there too...
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    What did you do in the garden today?

    Cut a hole between the garden and the chicken run so the chickens can do my winter cleanup! They seemed happy to comply!
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    Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

    Oh, so sorry for your loss, what a beautiful, happy girl!
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    Oregon

    I'm kinda getting excited about the swap, getting the bug for chicks, but might wait for hatchery birds (I know that's not what most breeders want to hear) but they come sexed. I ordered from a breeder (straight run) and out of 13 chicks, I have 3 girls :/ but my freezer will be full soon and my...
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    Oregon

    Oops, sorry bout getting the date wrong, unfortunately, I do that a lot. Zanna, hopefully it will be a very successful swap for you :D
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    Oregon

    Anyone going to the swap in Corvallis next weekend? I made the mistake of looking at the vendors list on fb, but I have too many boys right now. I will try for females in spring. I do love looking at all the fun critters though, so I will probably go anyway and not have any carriers in the car! ;)
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    Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

    I read everyday, but haven't posted in a while. Things are busy with kids in school, and just had new windows and doors installed. Had the two obnoxious Roos sent to freezer camp. They will make yummy dinners down the road. The girls are still producing slowly, out of 8, we have been getting 2-4...
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    Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

    I'm with you, except here it's a mini heat wave, but the EE's carry on, little laying machines. The 5 brown egg layers got some 'splainin to do!! MC I think you're very funny!
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    BYC gardening thread!!

    LG, you just might be my hero!
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    Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

    Lol, I guess I hope that too, but it would be yummy for a little bit! The funny thing was they seemed just as happy about the eggs as we were about the crab! We just moved in less than a year ago, so I'm thinking we are going to get along just fine!!
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    Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

    So last night a neighbor gave us some dungeoness crab (one of my favorite things ever) and I got all excited and gave them a dozen eggs as a thank you - which was almost all the eggs I've got at the moment. Today the we got 1. :rolleyes: Sigh.
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    Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

    Hershy having a private moment Junior... Still on rooster probation Out of eight layers, only 2 lay green eggs. Brown layers need to step up their game. Lol . Back to school :thumbsup
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    Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

    Meet Scruffy, she has always been a little clumsy and her mop seemed to slow her down so she was the last to get on the roost, still seems to sleep on the coop floor now and then. She is 24 weeks like most of my hens and we've always called her "special". She was sooooooo skittish - until she...
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    Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

    Kinda like CA's ban on fruits and veggies from out of state. It's got great intent, but reality is a little different. Glad you don't live next to one of those commercial guys, it would be worrisome to think of them infecting your flock.
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    Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

    I think free necropsy is a good thing to offer, it could be so helpful in identifying contagious illness in backyard flocks. Not to say one should immediately go there for one isolated death. It's hard to know just the right answers, I would have done what you did in this instance, but it's hard...
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