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    New eggs all from same chicken?

    Also, is 5 eggs in 6-7 days of laying too much for a brand newly laying Bo?
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    New eggs all from same chicken?

    That was my understanding as well. That egg color was consistent but may slowly change over time. As I was studying the picture originally posted, I started to notice the shaped differences as well. Here are the eggs from yesterday. The egg on the bottom right is the decoy egg (which they keep...
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    New eggs all from same chicken?

    Hi everyone! We are just starting to get our first eggs. The very first egg has already been consumed but these are 5 eggs that we currently have. I was thinking that only my BO and my "Ameraucana" (who may have been sold to me erroneously and be an EE, I don't actually know) were the only ones...
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    Nesting box size

    That's part of why we (and I really mean my husband, since he's done almost all of the work) are building another coop. That and the one we inherited is junk and doesn't quite fit our 4 girls anyway! Thanks everyone!
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    Nesting box size

    After starting into construction on our new coop we are running into some questions about nest box sizes. It would simplify things greatly if our nest boxes ended up being 2 boxes 18"w x 12"d. Is that size box going to be so huge that they won't want to lay there? We've got 4 birds-buff...
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    How much feed?

    Hi! I've got three 13 week old pullets and a 12 week old pullet. I am almost out of starter feed. The package (nutrena, was readily available so that's what we have) says to switch to layer feed at 16 weeks. So my two questions are, should I actually switch at 16 weeks? And if I do, how much...
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    Teaching pullets to roost

    It is low. Without any bedding it's no more than 12" off the ground. It's that low enough?
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    Teaching pullets to roost

    We have 4 young pullets that are 11 and 12 weeks old. They are great at putting themselves in the coop at night. After the first week in the coop out from the brooder all we've had to do is lock them up at night. But, they still don't sleep on their roost. They sleep in a pile in the corner like...
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    Unfortunately we only have one of each breed in our very small backyard. I'll look back through pictures and see if I can figure out when the combs first appeared. My Wyandotte and EE have virtually no comb even at this point but being different breeds and new to chickens I hag no idea what to...
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    Ameraucana or EE?

    "She" was purchased at a small local chain but I knew when I bought her there was a good chance she wasn't what they said she was. As long as she doesn't turn out to be a roo I'll be perfectly happy. How do you identify an Ameraucana chick?
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    Ameraucana or EE?

    She is my crazy bird. The best flier and always on the move. I can never get good pictures of her! I'll try to snag some better ones at some point today. It's really more curiosity than concern.
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    Ameraucana or EE?

    I was really surprised when I discovered they were selling them and figured it would be too good to be true. I'm not at all worried about her not being true since we have no plans (or even the space/ability) to breed her. My preschooler and toddler love her so I'm more excited that she is...
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    Ameraucana or EE?

    She's got slate legs for sure!
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    Ameraucana or EE?

    I'm just getting started raising chickens. This little cutie is one of our first chicks. She was sold to us as an Ameraucana, we bought her (still hoping it's a her) knowing full well that the feed store may have been incorrect. I was wondering if this is a true Ameraucana or an Easter Egger...
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    My second chick I'm a little a worried about being a cockerel is also about 6.5 weeks old and is BO.
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