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    Welcome to my BYC Page "Why did the chicken cross the road, roll in the mud and then cross the road again? Cause he was a dirty double crosser!" Here are the kiddo's holding their chickies Our adventure in chickens began when my 8 yr. old came home from a play date and told me that her...
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    Washingtonians

    Okay, two things: One, we have our first egg ever! Yay! We never thought it was going to happen. Our BA Bumble Bee laid her first egg around 9:30-ish. No egg song (yay) but she definitely sounded like she was working hard. Here's a pix: Two, we are on coop number two. Well, chalk it up...
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    Who else is waiting the impossible wait?

    Our wait is over! We got our first egg today! My little guy's BA (Bumble Bee) layed her first egg today! Yay! Bumble Bee is around 22 weeks old. Now hopefully the others will get the drift and start laying too!
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Yay! Our first egg. It came from my Little Man's chicken Bumble Bee. She layed it this morning around 9:30 am (or so) and boy did it sound like she was working hard to lay that egg! Bwaaaaaaaaaakkkkkk! Bwaaaaaaakkkkkk! Bumble Bee is a bit older than the other girls (a week or so) so hopefully...
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    Watery liquid/discharge from hen

    UPDATE-Well, I checked Velvet over again today and she looks perfectly fine. Her eye is fine (clear and bright) and there is no sign of any more liquidy discharge. Her vent looks perfect. One of my other hens (Bumble Bee) layed her first egg today, so the girls are all obviously getting close to...
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    Watery liquid/discharge from hen

    Okay, I have spent hours scouring BYC and haven't come up with anything that fits our situation and I am not sure where to post this. Yesterday, one of my BA hens seemed a slight bit lethargic and kept closing one eye. She kept the other eye open and the seeming lethargy could have been...
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    Question Of The Day!!

    No because she had poo foot. Ick!
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    Still No Eggs!

    I have 4 BA's and 1 EE all just over 21 weeks. Two are red faced, and have great combs and wattles. One of the 'less red faced' hens is singing the egg song every couple of days, but no eggs and no squatting! Aargh! I am just dying with anticipation. WHEN WHEN WHEN! I guess I should take my own...
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    Who else is waiting the impossible wait?

    4 BA's and 1 EE all around 21 weeks and still no eggs!! I hear the egg song every now and then, I go running and nothing. They all just look at me like I am nuts, and I will be soon if they don't start laying! Yesterday, I wondered if maybe they were laying in the yard somewhere under a bush...
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    Washingtonians

    Here is the link to the article Chickielady posted about plastics on the Mother Earth News Website. http://www.motherearthnews.com/Natural-Health/Safe-Plastics-Endocrine-Disruptors-BPA.aspx I love this magazine! Edited to correct spelling error.
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    New here and would love some ideas

    We did the 1 day chick thing. After talking to a couple of people in our neighborhood that bought 2 month old pullets I think the 1-day chick route was the best for our family. My kids got to go to the feed store and pick out their chicks. The chicks were handled, held, and loved on a daily...
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    Washingtonians

    Quote: Here in Seattle they're trying to up it to 8 chickens per standard lot (currently only 3 per standard lot). We can have 6 (and we have the 6) but I keep dreaming of more... ...And we haven't even had a first egg yet! Same here. I haven't had an egg yet, but I'm looking at larger...
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    Washingtonians

    Quote: You can come over & check out our GLW. They are pretty, she's 'the model' of our flock. And now we're down to five We're so sad- @#%(! predators! So I guess we'll need to think about more.... Maybe when my grief goes away PitterPatterPlace, so sorry to hear you lost one...
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    Got myself some adult hens, no clue on the breeds.

    On another thread about scaly leg mites one BYC'er suggested WD-40 to spray the legs including the feathers. Here is a link to the thread. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=356000
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    Hello from the Pacific Northwest!

    Welcome neighbor! I would also recommend the Washingtonians thread. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=4547650#p4547650
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