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    My First 3 Eggs

    This is the chicken, this pick was took 3 month prior to egg laying
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    They're getting pink, they're getting pink!!!

    One of mine started laying at the weekend & her comb was really red for about 2-3 weeks prior to laying, so hopefully wont be to long for you now.
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    Help! Messy Chicken = Cracked Eggs??

    One of my pullets finally started laying a the weekend (the 1st was done outside), so i have been keeping them in the coop till after laying, i clean them out every week and always put plenty of straw/shavings in the nest box & coop, the only problem is they dont like how i do it they kick it...
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    5 days only 3 eggs??

    Quote: Thanks i think ive seen somewhere that they lay every 26 hours, so thats what i was hoping for, ill give her time i guess its all new still
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    Wooo--oooh Got My 1st Egg Today!!! :-) Edible???

    Thanks just wanted to double check, the 1st egg was lovely & really yolky, since then we have had 2 more (3 in 5 days) and they seem to be getting bigger each time, hoping my 2nd pullet starts laying soon aswell.
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    5 days only 3 eggs??

    One of my pullets started laying at the weekend, the first egg was sat and she layed it in the garden, the 2nd was sunday and was done in her coop the 3rd was yesterday and was done in the run, why as she seemed to have missed a day, nothings changed to her daily routine.
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    7 month old hens still not laying

    Hi there i also have 2 7 month old chickens that upon till today no eggs, but today 1 of them laid one in our garden, quite suprised really as its pretty cold & raining today, mine to have been sitting in the nest box for weeks but nothing. Hopefully wont be too long for yours either.
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    Wooo--oooh Got My 1st Egg Today!!! :-) Edible???

    Really strange my 2 pullets are nearly 7 month old, and today whilst out free ranging one of them layed an egg at the top of our garden steps, really excited!! Is the 1st egg safe to eat as a remember reading somewhere that you should not eat either first egg, or the first weeks worth of...
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    6 month old & still NO eggs!!

    Quote: not 100% sure i have added a pic that was took about 2 month ago, do you think i mite be best to limit their food, i usually leave the chicken feeder thing in all the time, then re-fill when empty so they have access to it untill they are locked in their coop at nite usually once it...
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    6 month old & still NO eggs!!

    i dont have any recent pics these were took about 2 month ago, i was told maybe splash orpington & sex link??
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    6 month old & still NO eggs!!

    Quote: chesterfield
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    6 month old & still NO eggs!!

    no lamp or light, were getting about 10 hours of daylight now, temp varies was 1 yesterday but 8 today
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    6 month old & still NO eggs!!

    Ive got two pullets that are between 6-7 month old, and we have still not got 1 single egg! Am i doing something wrong? fresh water every day, layers pellets provided all day, coop cleaned out once a week?
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    Let It Snow!!!

    I also woke up to a view like that several days ago, we had over 18" in the uk, lukily it as stopped snowing but now we are left with solid ice everywhere, having to de-frost and top of the water several times a day, today was the 1st day in over a week that they actually stepped out onto the...
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    Shredded Paper, Yes Or No?

    Can Shredded Paper Be Put In The Chicken Coop Nesting Area? Ive Got Bags Of This Stuff But Wanted To Check 1st, In The Uk The Temps Really Dropping Now And Were Still Recovering From Over 18" Of Snow, I Previosuly Just Added Sawdust??
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