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    Worried about my hens in this Georgia heat. One if my Barred Rocks was show symptoms of heat...

    Worried about my hens in this Georgia heat. One if my Barred Rocks was show symptoms of heat stress last Saturday. She mostly sat on the ground for the first couple of days. She’d get up and stagger to get water and food. She’s better now. She eats and drinks goes to roost at night but when she...
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    Her first egg!! Why does it look like this??

    My Brarred Rock hens that are a year old have some white speckles on their eggs, but I love it. It’s not as many as when they first started laying and one has a lot less than the other one. I think they’re pretty!
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    Eggs can look different within the same breed

    I have 4 hens and all eggs look different! Eggs pictured are, from left to right: 1-Henrietta - Black Orpington 2-Minnie - Barred Rock 3-Violet - Lavender Orpington 4-Henny - Barred Rock As you can see the Barred Rock eggs are totally different in size and color. They were hatched at the same...
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    Hello from Georgia

    I’m a new member. I have 4, year old hens. Violet is a Lavender Orpington, Henrietta is a Black Orpington, Henny is a Barred Rock and Minnie is a Barred Rock. Each of their eggs look different so I know who laid each day and who hasn’t. We built our coop and pen. They have 2 swings and yes, the...
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    Hello from Georgia

    Hi, I’m a new member. I have 4 hens that are around one year old. I have a Lavender Orpington, a Black Orpington and 2 Barred Rocks. They each lay eggs that are different and I’m able to tell who has laid an who haven’t!
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    How did I get a green egg?

    My Lavender Orpington lays a mediums size pinkish brown egg. My Lavender Orpington and her egg,
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    Who did these eggs come from?

    I have 2 barred rocks, one lays very large light tan eggs with bumps on top and the other one lays large pinkish eggs with white spots. I also have a Lavender and Orpington that lays a pinkish brown egg and a black Orpington that lays the smallest egg that is light tan. I’ve attached eggs I got...
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