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    Nesting boxes

    My older 2 have made some nesting boxes. I think they made a total of 3. ALL the hens lay in the same one. Very rarely do we find eggs on the other boxes. We might find eggs in the others at the most, twice a week.
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    Nesting boxes

    We have 11 hens & our 1 rooster. He has been a little temperamental lately but we’ve learned what his “triggers” are so to speak. He gets very agitated when any of the hens get out of the fence & he HATES the color red. We’ve noticed he will pace around & make squealing noises when he’s...
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    Nesting boxes

    My hubby is working on getting it set up so it’s not freezing during winter. We are lucky enough to have their coop connected/hooked up to our heating so once we turn the heat on in the house, the coop will get heat. Use to be my dads work shed. He put all the bells & whistles in it. We shall...
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    Double yolk

    Hopefully someone can tell me. So, since our girls have started laying we’ve gotten a total of 32 eggs. 😁 Out of those we’ve used 11 so far. From those, we’ve had 2 with double yolks. Is that a common thing? With store bought eggs I can count on 1 hand the number of times we’ve gotten double...
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    One excited girl

    I just had to share this! My daughter went to let the chickens/ducks out as they’ve been secluded to their coop for a few days to help with them learning to lay in nesting boxes. She went out and found her favorite girl coming out of one of the nesting boxes. She found Midnights first egg! To...
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    Help with laying in nest boxes

    So, a few of our girls have started laying eggs. Cute little eggs! We have 4 nesting boxes on one end of their coop but my daughter keeps finding the eggs in a rubber maid tote in our tarp tent thing my husband uses for box storage. Any ideas how to get them to lay in the nesting boxes so we...
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    My dog attacked one of my ducks

    Just thought I would update everyone on Thelma. We kept a close eye on her all day yesterday & she seemed fine. My daughter went to let the ducks/chickens out & Thelma was a happy duck. Other than a few missing feathers, she is great & my daughter is happy that her baby is better. Thank you all...
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    My dog attacked one of my ducks

    He actually pulled a few feather out from her back. I don’t think he was doing anything to hurt her. If he wanted to he could’ve done some damage. I think it was more scary for my daughter. The ducks/chickens are her babies! They all run to her for a pat when she’s outside. No unsupervised dogs...
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    My dog attacked one of my ducks

    This actually happened about an hr & half ago or so. It took me this long to settle my daughter down enough & thoroughly examine Thelma (our duck) she quit shaking & so we went outside with her & Louise (other duck) to see how she would be. She immediately waddled to their pool & dove in. When...
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    My dog attacked one of my ducks

    Sorry about yours! Her name is Thelma. She seems fine & is swimming/following our other duck Louise around. A few lost feathers but I’m hoping all is good!
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    My dog attacked one of my ducks

    So, my ducks/chickens were out in the yard. We are always outside when the dogs are outside with the ducks/chickens. They’ve never attacked them before. My son let the dogs out & no one was out there. My beagle attacked one of our ducks & my daughter rushed out there to grab her. Aside from a...
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    Storing eggs

    So, our girls have started slowly laying eggs. We’ve gotten 1 egg a day for the past 3 days. My question is, what is the best way to store them? I’ve read/heard SO many different things that don’t know what to believe. Lol Any advice/suggestions are appreciated.
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    Exciting day

    We went to my sons Warrior night at school. When we came home, my daughter went to let the ducks/chickens out & found our first egg! It was a very EGGciting day for us.
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    Nesting boxes

    I am in Michigan. Summers can be hot & winters can be cold. I’ve got the coop figured out to accommodate all types of weather.
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    Nesting boxes

    So, I’ve got 12 chickens with one of them being a rooster. My other 11 hens, I’m trying to figure out nesting boxes. I know they won’t be laying for a couple of months yet at least but I like to be ready. With 11 hens, how many nesting boxes should I have, best material to be made from, & what...
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