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  1. Nell the novice

    Teeny, tiny eggs with yolks

    My girls have been laying since Sept 1. I have 12 chickens...had 12 with one Wellsummer and a *#**# mountain lion invaded and took her, Ginger, one of my pets. A friend gave me an 18 week old white Wyandot (I have a golden and a silver). She is larger than the other two and quite well feathered...
  2. Nell the novice

    I still don't know what I'm doing.

    Changed feed to one with more protein,, giving real scratch instead of left over cow grains, and fresh greens, still no eggs but girls are putting on weight and the Cookoo Maran looks more henlike every day. All of them are developing combs and several Rhodies are also get red faced and looking...
  3. Nell the novice

    I REALLY am a novice

    Just ask questions when I need advice. I've gotten some real help at the feed store which I finally found....really good people and someplace we've been for other things. I've got to get some pictures. Realized that's something we haven't done. Better get with it. They're beautiful, especially...
  4. Nell the novice

    I REALLY am a novice

    Whoops! I can't even count any more. 8 Rhode Islands and the four others. N the N
  5. Nell the novice

    I REALLY am a novice

    Ten are Rhode Island, 1 cookoo Maran, 1 Welsummer, 1 silver lace and 1 golden lace Wyandot. The Maran is really looking more like a hen every day and a couple of the Rhode Islands are also getting redder combs and wattles and looking more "henny." I'd like to get them more used to...
  6. Nell the novice

    I REALLY am a novice

    I just don't know what I am doing. I want to ask more questions, get more help, but I've been on tis ting for three hours now and haven't figured out how to do it except start over. I started reading about feeding chickens and am scared to tears for my girls. They were 10 to 12 weeks old, I...
  7. Nell the novice

    I'm sort of new to raising chickens.

    I'm an 80 yr old country gal who used to have chickens then moved to where we couldn't have them for 18 years. When we retired to the home ranch I started begging for chicken again. Finally bought a coop, built a yard (can't free range because of the many predators)and got my chickens. Always...
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