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In this pic they're about 19-20wks. First egg at 22.5wks. Exciting! Eggs #1 and #2. #2 was larger and closer to a store bough extra large egg, but slightly fatter. Their home my cousin and I built. 4wx8lx6h feet

Quote: I noticed my hens' combs got very red several days before they laid. I've also read that the combs will get very red so this is consistent with my experience so far. In your pics they look a little pink. From what I've read on forums and other websites typically hens will lay between...

I'm new to the egg game, but I definitely noticed behavioral changes with my hens as they got a week or so away from laying. I have a coop and run and keep the coop door open all day. A week before they started laying they began going in and out of the coop in the morning. As if they were...

Finally! An egg! Waited a long 22 weeks and one of our buff orpingtons finally dropped an egg.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading all the comments on the thread. My wife and I are newbiws and have two Buff Orpingtons and they are at 21 weeks. No eggs so far, but I am posting here for good luck.

I just broke the news to her. She took it well considering that she's notice him getting more aggressive the past couple of weeks. Thanks for the help!

My wife is gonna cry.

I was thinking that too. Its only happened the past couple of mornings. As soon as I touch the back door the noise stops. I then let them out and wait to see who's making the noise, but none of them will do it. I'm still new to all this and these are my first chickens. Here's a picture of...

I've searched around for honking noises and most honking type noises described here were contributed to possible nasal issues. One of my 10wk chicks (1BR and 2BO) is making a loud honking noise that lasts about 3-4 seconds and does it every 20seconds. She (or he??) has been doing it the past...

Hello! My wife and I are adding chickens to our backyard. This is a first for us and none of our family and friends have ever done this. So this is very new for us. We only got three, 2 BOs and 1 BR. I'm really concerned about noise and the smell, but reading through BYC and other sites, I...