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    Only fart eggs

    That was my feeling. Everything I read says "fairy eggs are normal and just happen sometimes." But I wasn't finding anything on consistent ones. Interestingly, the other gray hen I got at the same time either didn't lay or was very inconsistent as well. Unfortunately, she met a coyote and it...
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    Only fart eggs

    I have a small flock of mutts. 5 of my girls lay consistently, with medium to large eggs and good shells. This turd has always laid fart eggs, and often with soft shells, but sometimes with nice hard shells. This week's eggs were both tiny : one with a tiny yolk and hard shell, the other with a...
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    Who else is waiting for that first egg?

    Ugh! I still have one not laying (at 27 weeks). Everybody else started 22-24. I also lost 1 of my 4 over the weekend to a predator, so production is down anyway. 3 layers keep us in enough eggs for our use and got us to give some to family every couple of weeks. I guess we will add a couple more...
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    Who else is waiting for that first egg?

    We got an egg Sunday in the nest box, none Monday, one on the ground outside the coop yesterday, then 2 in the egg box today! Unfortunately, my daughter (5) dropped the one she was carrying on the tile floor when we got it inside today. She was upset, but it was cool to see what the yolk and...
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    Who else is waiting for that first egg?

    I was calling mine free-loaders, too! I have 4 22 week old RIRs (production), and this is my first little egg from them. The one I know laid it had started hanging out alone more (they are usually within a few get of each other), and for the first time ever pecked my hand when I moved the food...
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    Who else is waiting for that first egg?

    FINALLY!
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    Who else is waiting for that first egg?

    Got a calendar notification today that mine (RIRs) are 20 weeks. It's time to earn your keep, girls!
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    Who else is waiting for that first egg?

    Lol! Now that's pet shaming!
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    Who else is waiting for that first egg?

    We posted at the same time. Thank you!
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    Who else is waiting for that first egg?

    Oh, mine free range and come back every night. I meant for egg laying. I want to make sure they lay in the best box.
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    Who else is waiting for that first egg?

    Do any of you free range? I'm afraid my girls will go under my she'd or in the woods somewhere I wouldn't think to look. I've been keeping them in the coop longer every day recently, hoping that would encourage them. It does appear that someone has been checking out the nesting boxes because...
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    Who else is waiting for that first egg?

    I've got 18 week old RIRs (production). One of them has a larger and redder comb and waddles, so she may be close.
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    Arkansas folks speak up.........

    Welcome!
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    Rhode Island Red Thread!

    Oh my. Looks like he's lost some feathers to something. I'm new to chickens and mobile, so can't see the pic well, so I am no help. My girls aren't thrilled with being carried around, but that does not slow my 5 year old down.
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    Hi from Arkansas!

    I did not. I ended up getting mine from a feed store. I think they were 2 weeks old or so when I go them. There is a place- Old MacDonna's- on Highway 65 between Conway and Vilonia that I am sure has various aged chickens, but I stopped there and couldn't figure out where to go or how to find...
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