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    First Egg Countdown

    An update to our Buff's first egg - she took Saturday off, but laid again yesterday, and wow, it was huge (and a double-yoker). It's the one of the far left. Also, one of our RIRs, the one that has been squatting too, laid her first egg today! It was small, but otherwise perfect...
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    First Egg Countdown

    So we have five hens - 1 Hyline (came to us already laying and 20weeks old at the time, in July), 2 Buff Orps and 2 RIRs. Our Buffs and RIRs hatched sometime in late March/early April. And until today, only our Hyline has been laying - yes, a bloody long wait. Holy moly, what a wait! But...
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    First Egg Countdown

    well, I am still waiting on my four gals (two RIRs and two Buffs Orpingtons) who are supposedly 24 or 25 weeks, but none are laying yet. only one has the comb & wattles that look remotely mature, but she hasn't started laying, and the others look still immature in combs and wattles. I suspect...
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    Is it Favus?

    Yes, I've searched several of the threads, but either they talked about the combs, or other parts, or didn't have photos, or didn't have photos relevant. A book I have on Chicken health says that Favus is "rare in North America", so I'm hoping it's not. thanks Ursa
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    Is it Favus?

    The eggs are brown (perhaps I should add that to the post).
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    Is it Favus?

    anyone?
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    Is it Favus?

    My Hyline hen, 22 weeks old, has white-ish colouring on her red earlobes. I can't tell if it's a coating or if the skin itself is turning white. She is active and laying (brown eggs) and seems quite normal. Nothing else is white-ish on her. Here is a photo my son managed to capture the other...
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    First Egg Countdown

    Just an update on our 21week old Hyline hen, who came to us last week already laying. Today was a first - the first time in the nesting boxes, amongst the golf-balls. She doesn't yet sleep in the coop with the other girls, so while she has been consistent about laying in the morning (except for...
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    First Egg Countdown

    Well, our Caramel has been giving us one a day since last Saturday (except Sunday), mostly in the mornings. She doesn't seem to do the egg song before/after laying, and just lays where she is. We've had her in a seperate sleeping cage (for a while longer anyway), and she laid in that around...
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    First Egg Countdown

    Hi Pele, I'm not sure if it's her first egg or not. It seems a good size, and she is 20 weeks, so I suspect not. We did witness a short "egg song" today, but when I went out to see if the result was another egg, there wasn't any to be found. We waited and watched all the rest of the...
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    First Egg Countdown

    So I am happy to report that we got our first egg today! Now, to be fair, it is from a 20-week old Hyline hen that we brought home yesterday. We are keeping her seperate from the other girls (16 weeks old), and I did show her the nesting boxes, but she went for a cool dirt patch behind the...
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    Tips for introducing new birds.

    thank you!
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    Tips for introducing new birds.

    Hi, your link isn't working. Is there somewhere else to find the info? thanks Ursa
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    First Egg Countdown

    The woman got back to me, and itsn't 100% sure - she has the dates of either March 7th, 19th or 30th as to when my gals hatched. A bit of variation, but at least I know. They still seem to have awfully small combs/wattles for being born then, or am I off on this? cheers Ursa
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    First Egg Countdown

    Right, well I've contacted the woman who sold me my two Buff Orps and two RIRs, just to find out for sure how old my girls are - about 16-17 weeks or 12-13 weeks. Bit of a difference, no?
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