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    Removing hen saddles

    Thanks for the responses. Great points.
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    Removing hen saddles

    My 4 hens have been wearing hen saddles due to the effects of mating. We have just rehomed our rooster. When can we remove the saddles? Is it better to keep them on as they heal? How long will it take for new feathers to grow in and is there anything we can do to help speed up the process?
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    Does anyone have an EE that looks like this?

    This is Princess Leia. No eggs yet.
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    Storing Eggs

    One of my EEs laid her first egg today - a pretty light blue egg. Also, I noticed this week that our rooster has started mating with the ladies. I suspect the egg is probably fertilized, but I do not plan on expanding my flock. How do I store potentially fertilized eggs? How long should we let...
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    First Year Raising Chickens

    Thanks for all the “welcomes”. We got our first egg today! It’s a beautiful light blue.
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    Review by '' on item 'Easter Eggers'

    We have 5 and they are all so friendly and sweet. They come running to the coop run door as soon as they see us and follow us around the yard. Each one looks different and they are beautiful.
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    Are they all Easter Eggers?

    Thanks everyone. I agree, they are beautiful! All 5 look different from one another.
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    Are they all Easter Eggers?

    Tractor Supply rescued a box of chickens from the post office that wasn’t picked up. I ended up with 5 of them. They said the order was for Ameracuanas and Easter Eggers. I don’t know where they came from. They randomly chose them for me from the box. One turned out to be a rooster (the white...
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    First Year Raising Chickens

    First year raising chickens and anxiously awaiting our first eggs. We have 5 Easter Eggers and they are 22 weeks old.
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