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    refrigerating eggs

    Folks always mention that you should not wash the bloom off eggs. Our pullet just began laying, so I am puzzled about 'bloom'. I expected something detectable on the surface. But her eggs seem smooth, clean, and beautiful. Is 'bloom' more subtle than I realized, or is she still missing some...
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    First egg, huzzah!

    By the way, we scrambled the first one so we could all taste. It was awesome. We are now saving up enough to have a proper meal. I was surprised to get eggs two days in a row. I thought this breed was only a 'moderate' layer. I am just so proud of the girl!
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    First egg, huzzah!

    Our Buff Orpington--approx 24 weeks old--laid her first egg on Tuesday! A first for us, too. What a drama queen she was about it! Running around all morning going in and out of bushes, buck-buck-ing, and generally acting agitated. I thought something was wrong. Finally she settled near the...
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    So,19,000 members, How many Chickens do we all have? 26,143 & counting

    14,471 + 2 = 14,473
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    Cluck if you are from the San Francisco Bay Area

    Thanks for the links! I am a new chicken owner in Sunnyvale. 1 black sex link, 1 buff orpington.
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    Cooper's Hawk attack

    Just a cautionary tale; there are more hazards than I realized. We have 3 7-week old chicks. To get them used to living outdoors, we have taken advantage of warm afternoons to put them on the lawn, contained in a simple pen. The top is plastic chicken/utility mesh. Since our neighbors with...
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    litter, wire floor, what do you do?

    For our backyard, free-range-ish, flock (i.e., 2 or 3 hens), we have purchased the very basic Chick-N-Hutch. The one that seems to be available everywhere so you likely have seen it. It has a hardware cloth floor with a slide-out catch-tray underneath. It is clear that this design intends...
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    Do pullets ever crow?

    Yes, almost unreasonably fortunate in that regard. But not the humane removal I would have wanted! Also, my daughter was in the lead heading toward the pen & saw the hawk pulling at the carcass. I certainly wanted her to understand where food comes from, reality, etc. But this was a pretty harsh...
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    Do pullets ever crow?

    Poor Minnie. She was named for "Minnie the Moocher", so we've spent a few days figuring out how to get rid of her/him. Meanwhile writing humorous new lyrics "..Minnie the Moocher, she was a low-down cock-a-doodler...". Yesterday, tragedy took a hand. Minnie was killed by a Cooper's Hawk in our...
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    Do pullets ever crow?

    Well I guess I will wait a few weeks & try thinking girlish thoughts.
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    Do pullets ever crow?

    Sigh, that is so sad. Thanks for the help!
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    Do pullets ever crow?

    Hi, am am a new backyard chicken owner. I have 3 chicks that are about seven weeks old. One is a Red Ameraucana (or EE). Yesterday, and today (s)he did a really impressive cock-a-doodle-do when I took her out of the pen. She even stretched up and looked just like a cartoon rooster. She (or...
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