Recent content by MerylCheep

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    Post Your First Egg Pics-Part 2

    It’s not her *first* egg, but I was surprised at the size of this one from our young Light Sussex - and it’s our first double yolker!
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    Post Your First Egg Pics-Part 2

    i take it back, THIS is the Bluebell’s first egg! A really pretty colour, almost linen.
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    Post Your First Egg Pics-Part 2

    First egg today! No idea which one of our three laid it - I heard some commotion but thought it was the neighbour‘s cat giving them hassle. We’ve got a coucou Maran, a light Sussex and a Bluebell; I think it was the Maran or the bluebell, as they’ve been squatting. Whoever it was laid it in the...
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    Egg Price Profiteering Where You Live Due To Coronovirus?

    What I’m getting from this is eggs are dirt cheap in the US! Local farm eggs here are about £3/six, so almost $9/dozen! Battery eggs from the store are obviously cheaper, but even those are £1/ten at Aldi, so $1.24.
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    How can you tell which chickens are laying?

    This was super-interesting! Two of ours are definitely doing the rooster squat, though I didn’t realise that’s what it is.
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    Laying in odd places

    Thanks, I’ll give that a try!
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    One curious CouCou Maran (Attila the Hen) wants to join in the game!
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    Laying in odd places

    Hello! Finally got our first egg today; I’m not sure which one of our three hens laid it, but whoever it was did it smack bang in the middle of the lawn 🙈 I nearly stood on it! How do I get them to lay in their lovely nesting box instead?
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    Hello from Scotland!

    I’m not sure they’d have the required lung capacity! Plus a lack of fingers really hampers your style 😂
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    Hello from Scotland!

    Thanks everyone! Excited to be here.
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    Hello from Scotland!

    Hello everyone! I live in the west of Scotland with my husband, two kids (3 and 1), a cat and now three chickens. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yup! Looked after some as a child for friends, but only just got our own three days ago. (2) How many chickens do...
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