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    Found our first 2 eggs last night

    Thanks everyone for the responses! We will cook them tonight. 1.5 eggs won't feed our family, but we can each get a small bite. Good luck to you. God Bless!
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    Found our first 2 eggs last night

    Sorry to hear. They will catch up. We ended up with two roosters, so I wonder if they are stimulating our hens for the early production. Noticed more aggressive behavior these last few days between the roo's and a few hens. Do you have a roo?
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    Found our first 2 eggs last night

    Our 14 girls are only 18 weeks old so this is earlier than we thought. Not sure who laid, but one egg is very small, the other is normal. Are they ok to eat? My husband is still working on the coop, so the nesting boxes aren't even in yet. Ironically, they laid them where the nesting boxes...
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    What do you gather eggs in?! Pics?

    Besides they eat a lot? Many of our neighbors and friends have them, so we know a little.
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    Newbie and wondering what breeds we have

    We are first time chick owners. They are 6 weeks old now, but at 3 weeks, we got 8 dark brown, 8 tan, and 1 white egg layers. Not sure what breed they are. Also, we think the dark brown with the red comb is a rooster, and our white one is rooster, but we aren't sure. Input appreciated...
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    What do you gather eggs in?! Pics?

    HA! That was funny. Yes, we may have bit off more than we can chew. Hubs is building a coop for them now. Costing more $$ and time than we anticipated, but we are hoping all the work is upfront and that once they are in their coop, it's smooth sailing from there. He just ordered 25 meat...
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    What do you gather eggs in?! Pics?

    Jennygibs, thank you for the pic of your basket. It is very cute, and looks practical. I'd love to find one like it. I am also very new. We are first time chicken owners and have 17 chicks only 6 weeks old. Like MissMaryMac, I am planning ahead. Also love the idea of thrift store shopping.
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    Newbie - At what age can we introduce kitchen scraps?

    Hello, we are first time chicken owners. 17 egg layers that are 3.5 weeks old. At what age can we supplement store bought medicated feed with kitchen scraps? Thank you, and blessings!
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    Hello! New here and have a question.

    Hello, We are happy to finally be chicken owners. Picked up 8 brown hens and 9 cream hens 5 days ago. They are 3.5 weeks old now. My question is do we need a rooster, and if so, when should we get one, how many should we get, and when do we introduce him to our hens? Also, do you think...
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