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Ok, so this is my 2nd hatched. All was good up until day 20, when we had our first out of 44 eggs pip. I was checking in on the eggs regularly at this point excited for our hatchlings. Well, randomly the temp spiked up to 104 ( couldnt be no longer then 30 minutes as i was checking constantly...

Meet 2 of the Perrin Homesteads news additions, our firdt hatchlings! Well, kinda- they are now 4.5 weeks old. They are about as mutt as they come, i got the eggs from a neighboring farm. Which has multiple roosters and hens of all sorts of breeds. Out of the 6 surviving chicks Im stumped on...

Thank you! He is also 32 weeks. Hes only ever mounted our older hens. Also, we have 2 other roosters that are 18 weeks old. One of them charged me last night so im assuming they are also coming of age?

Thats awesome! I cant wait! Weve always gotten hens that have already been laying so this is our first time waiting. Its killing me!

Haha!! Your just as bad as she is lol!

So my lovely Easter Egger - Allie, who is 32 weeks old and has not layed an egg yet. Ive been waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting...... I noticed early this week that her pea comb started coming in really noticeably and by the weekend she had a full blown beep bright red pea comb...

Hi guys! So ive got quite the age mix in my flock. 1 hen, 2+ years, 2 hens 19 months old, 2 pullets and 1 rooster 28 weeks old, and 4 16 week olds. Everything was fine druing the summer and fall. No problems at all with proble. Children. However, now that its winter and get dark alot sooner...

I used the frozen egg i collected today to make waffles.... couldnt tell the difference

Ugh, its freezing out!! Temps here are in the high teens. I was wondering how i should store my eggs when they have frozen? I normally store them on the counter but ive gotten my first frozen egg so im not sure if its safe to bring it back to room temperature and use it later this week. Should...

Exactly! Our very first chicken that weve raised since a chickling to start laying! So exciting! Our two other layers we got as older hens. So this is just sooo cool to me!

:celebrate well, at least I won the bet haha! I called it early on that our EE would lay brown eggs bc our luck is so awesome lol!

Welp.... it happened! so this girl is an easter egger She has her blue legs. She has her pea comb She has her bearded face And she just laid a beautiful light tan egg. Little booger. But as expected.. im about as giddy as any other crazy chicken lady that this girl is laying! This pictures...

Well, still no egg from this little free loader lol! :p she seems to be back to hanging out with her siblings. They have about a quarter acre fenced in free range area for there portection ( we are knee deep in coyotes around here in Michigan) however they like to go beyond the fenced in area...

You guys are awesome! Thank you! So i candled tonight to see if i could see anything to put my mind at ease... they ALL look great and definitely developing. However, there are 3 that seem to be on a super development, much more advanced then the others. All the others are were they should be...

Oh good! I was nervous! Thank you!