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    Barred Rock Bullies

    My Barred Rock was a bully when I was introducing my Speckled Sussex. It took them about a month for the chasing to stop. The Sussex is still the bottom chicken in the pecking order but there's no more outright bullying.
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    Heritage Dual-Purpose Breed Recommendations?

    I don't know if you're still looking for recommendations but Sussex chickens are a great dual purpose bird. They used to be the meat bird of England and are excellent layers as well. Granted their eggs are a bit on the smaller side (or at least mine are) but my Speckled Sussex lays 5 eggs a week...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    5/5 today :) The girls are getting pretty good at this!
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Aaaand today I got 5! My Blue Wyandotte was feeling left out.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Got 4 eggs today! I've got 5 pullets who started laying 2 weeks ago so that's impressive to me :gig
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    Getting cracked eggs from BR

    I've thought about buying these as no one seems to be laying in the nesting boxes, but I wanted to wait and see if they got it without them. But a two for one purpose seems like I should just go ahead and get them.
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    Getting cracked eggs from BR

    I thought I had got there quick yesterday as I ran out as soon as I heard an egg song but it was cracked anyway. Today I wasn't home so I couldn't get out there as quick but it doesn't seem to matter.
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    Getting cracked eggs from BR

    My BR laid her first egg yesterday and the top was cracked. Today it happened again. Is she pecking them? No other hens are laying cracked eggs and they all lay in the coop or under the coop in their chicken craters.
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    Help me guess which breed laid these

    Whelp I found a second egg that looks identical to the small darker egg... Which means there is a third pullet laying and idk who! Butt checks tonight!
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    Help me guess which breed laid these

    Smart pullet ;)
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    Help me guess which breed laid these

    I managed to catch my Specked Sussex as my darker egg layer! Was surprised but happy nonetheless :)
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    Help me guess which breed laid these

    Well I didn't get around to butt checks but I didn't need to as my Speckled Sussex laid an egg right in front of me and it matches the darker egg!
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    Help me guess which breed laid these

    I'm also in CA! Guess I'll be doing butt checks to confirm!
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    Help me guess which breed laid these

    Hmm that is a possibility as well. My SS has a bigger comb than my RIR. My SS is the skittish one so I haven't done a butt check but I've seen her in the coop messing around more than the other pullets.
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    Help me guess which breed laid these

    That was my guess as well. Any guess on the darker one? Would my RIR be the suspect?
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