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    Egg size

    How fun, thanks. I do love seeing all of the firsts with these girls. I am excited for the rest of them to start, but I got lucky with the 2, now 3 laying so early. I got them the second week in April right after Easter so they are only about 20 weeks and so far 3 out of 6 that I can tell are...
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    Egg size

    To my surprise yesterday my daughter got the eggs from the nest and one of the eggs is HUGE I mean I cannot even close the egg carton. I am new to all of this so to me this looks funny. My girls are only 20 weeks and I know their eggs started off small, but man I have one that is already laying...
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    frequency of egg laying

    thanks, I will refrain from checking in so much So what kind of snacks or treats do you feed your chickens?
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    frequency of egg laying

    I have seen them squat, I have even seen them hanging in on the nests, but no production, and every time I hear their song I try to check, but end up with no egg. I usually find one mid morning and one late afternoon. I guess I am just being anxious I love going out and seeing the eggs.
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    frequency of egg laying

    I have 6 chickens approximately 16 weeks old, I have 2 that seem to be laying, I presently am getting about 1-2 eggs a day, inconsistently though they seem to skip a day here and there. Is that normal? And when do the rest of the girls start producing? I wish I could tell you the type of chicken...
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    First Eggs!!!

    Congrats on the new egg, I just got mine yesterday as well, it was so exciting. I looked all day today though and no more eggs. Cant wait for my next one, hope it comes soon.
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    New member lots of questions

    Thanks for all of the good advise. I am going to start with 2 boxes and grow from there. Next question, do you have to wash the eggs before you store them?
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    New member lots of questions

    I got my first egg today and am so excited, but I see I have alot to learn, I will not ask all of my questions at once, but I have a question, I have 6 chickens how many boxes do I need for them to lay eggs? I was not ready for them to start so I did not have any boxes or straw for them, I...
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