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    Chicken Hugs!!

    Hello All, How many of you have chickens that give hugs? I have 3 barred rocks and 3 black sex links. My barred rocks are the best at giving hugs. Here's a photo of "Betsy" giving me a hug, she always stretches her neck over my shoulder and nuzzles my hair! Betsy is also completely...
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    UH OH! May Have Created a Monster!

    Thanks CluckerCottage! I thought about the curtains, but it's just been too hot here in Texas. Even with all the ventilation, the nature of the coop and nest boxes, it's naturally warmer than the rest of their chickdom. She's the first of the bunch to lay and the others are all showing...
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    UH OH! May Have Created a Monster!

    I posted a thread yesterday, my 20 week old black sex link, Copper, laid the second egg of her life yesterday. There was lots of construction sound and commotion, and she sang the egg song three times and no egg. In the end, she required that I stand right in front of the next box and keep the...
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    My Chicken Amazed Me This Morning!!

    Thank you! I've been smiling all day... such a gift Copper is!
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    My Chicken Amazed Me This Morning!!

    I have a flock of 6 pullets - 3 barred rocks and 3 black sex links, all 20 weeks old. Copper, a BSL, laid her first egg two days ago. This morning, I heard her sing the "egg song" three times and each time I checked... no egg. She looked a little uneasy/frantic. There is some really loud...
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    I GOT MY FIRST EGG TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Thank you, sourland! I'm very proud of her!
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    I GOT MY FIRST EGG TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I'm so eggcited!!! Copper, a 20 week old black sex link, laid her first egg today!!!!!! She's the first out of this mixed flock to lay (3 barred rocks, 3 black sex links), and they are all 20 weeks old. Copper laid a perfect little brown egg! Two of my barred rocks are showing signs of...
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    My Barred Rock and BSL Flock is 19 1/2 weeks Old... Getting Very Close!!!

    Hello Everyone! Just wanted to update the status of my flock! They are 19 1/2 weeks old and two of them appear to be VERY close to their first eggs!! Here's Ariel (Barred Rock) - Very red comb and wattles and just started the submissive squat three days ago!! Here's Copper (Black Sex...
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    Barred Rocks!!

    Hmmm... I don't think this is what they mean when they say "chicken tractor"?
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    Total stop of egg production

    Hi Jill, I live just east of DFW in Athens. My flock of 3 1/2 year old hens has also had a dramatic drop in production. I have three red/brown sex-links, 1 gold laced wyandotte, and 1 silver phoenix. Ironically, my best producer right now is my tiny silver phoenix. The wyandotte has never...
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    Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat - Part 2 : Chicken Boogaloo.

    That is totally true! So many people grew up in a time where chickens were a source of food, nothing more. What I find surprising is so many people today still have such misconceptions about chickens. The other day, I was walking around carrying one of my black sex-links, Sweetie (now 12...
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    Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat - Part 2 : Chicken Boogaloo.

    Well this isn't dumb, but it surprises me how afraid people are of chickens! My cousin and her husband were visiting from Illinois. She grew up on a huge dairy farm with all sorts of animals, including some very dangerous bulls. She's not a weak person by any means. So, she was enjoying the...
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    Funny 12 Week Old Pullet Behavior!

    I'm glad to hear other people's chickens do it too... they just do the silliest things!
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    Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat - Part 2 : Chicken Boogaloo.

    Okay, I have to fess up one of my "dumb" moments... but at least I was only 3 or 4 years old. I grew up on a small farm with cows, chickens, rabbits, a stocked pond, a large garden and many other dogs/cats, etc. Every now and then, my mom would say, "Do not come out of the house until I tell...
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    Barred Rocks!!

    Hmmm, I'm thinking roo too. My 12 week old barred rocks still don't have that prominent of a comb/waddles. Give him/her a little more time before making any decisions, and definitely get as many opinions as possible!
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