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    Buttercup hasnt laid in weeks!! HELP!

    I have 4 chickens, they are all about 6-7 months old. We were getting eggs from each girl on pretty much a daily basis until a few weeks ago we would get 1 maybe 2 so I did come research on byc and decided maybe it was time to start using the heat lamp in the coop at night which seemed to work...
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    Brown Leghorn not laying...and egg eating chickens...HELP!

    Just because I posted that last night she layed her first egg this morning!! Althought she did lay it from the roosting bar so it broke on impact.....but YAY!! WE are in full production!
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    Any guess on how long until she starts laying? White Leghorn Hen

    This post makes me feel better!!! I have 4 chickens each a different breed. 2 of my girls (barred rock and golden sexlink) started laying with in days of each other at about 20 weeks the americana was 1 week later......4 weeks later still nothing from our brown leghorn:hit I am just glad she is...
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    Brown Leghorn not laying...and egg eating chickens...HELP!

    Well I watched the second chicken lay for 2 days in a row and she pushes everything out from under her and then she stands up to lay the egg and it falls and cracks alittle. I don't know if that is why they eat it.....so I have just been grabbing them as soon as she lays....Non of our girls use...
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    Brown Leghorn not laying...and egg eating chickens...HELP!

    I have 4 girls and all but my leghorn have been laying for 3 weeks now. I am not sure why she hasnt started laying, we got them all at the same time. The only othe thing I can think of is if she is eating them as soon as she lays them. It seems that all 4 of my girls have started eating the 2nd...
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    Help! 6 week old chick ran away!

    We just found her!!!! I am so relieved! I felt like a bad "mom"! She must have had such an adventure last night!
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    Help! 6 week old chick ran away!

    I have a ckicken that is about 6 weeks old and today while getting some outside time while I cleaned her box she ran into a large bush and we havent seen her since! My kids are worried sick and I don't know what to do to make her come home! I set out some food and water hoping she would come...
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