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    Rubber egg questions

    I have 22 week old golden buffs and they have been laying since 15 weeks. They have laid a few rubber eggs here and there but for the most part the eggs have been normal. I know they do this a lot when they are young but I have some questions. #1 - How long should I expect them to do this...
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    Chicken Nipples

    I went to my local feed store to get mine (Shipping costs were too high on the internet) and they only had one kind. :o/ I think my husband is going to rig up something with PVC pipe (Like yours) with the cups. Do you have any problems with AVC making the nipples bad?
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    Chicken Nipples

    UPDATE - I put ACV in the bucket and they LOVE it. I didn't even have to entice them with peanut butter! Thanks, tymimo!!
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    Chicken Nipples

    Thanks I'll try try it and see what they do.
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    Chicken Nipples

    I've tried all those things except the ACV. So I'm going to get some after work. How much per gallon? Thanks!
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    Chicken Nipples

    I have been watering my chickens with a two gallon water. I made a 5 gallon bucket with chicken nipples underneath that hangs from the top of the coop. I cannot get them to drink out of it. I have even put peanut butter on the nipples to get the girls interested in it and it didn't work. Any...
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    What's the youngest age that hens start laying???

    My Golden Buffs (which are similar to the red stars) started laying at 15 weeks. I was expecting 17 weeks or later but one surprised me. Now they are 20 weeks and I get about three a day. The one chicken that started it all was squatting a week before. Her comb was the biggest and bright red. I...
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    Newbie that is becoming obsessed

    I think I may need an intervention. I have been wanting chickens for over ten years. But we lived in a subdivision that did not allow chickens. I dreamed of having a small piece of land for my horses where I could raise chickens for eggs. Last year my husband and I found a perfect piece of land...
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    Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

    This is my leghorn that just started to lay. We have gotten one white egg from her. She is 19 weeks old. Such a pretty girl.
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    Free ranging and laying...

    Sixteen eggs!!! Wow they were busy. I wish I could get under those bushes. I have a feeling I will find a nice nest. But its too dense and too many spiders. Smart girls they know my weakness. Well they have to stay in the coop until we get that fox. Poor things are very upset about it.
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    Free ranging and laying...

    I think one or two return to the nest but the others I think would be happy to live under the bushes in the front yard forever.
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    Free ranging and laying...

    Okay so due to fox sightings lately the girls have been left in the coop all day. And because of that I seem to be getting more eggs. (2-3 a day) I think they have been laying under the bushes in the front yard but I cannot get in there to check. So my question is... Should I leave them in the...
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    Fixing nesting boxes

    I have 17 week old golden buffs and two have been laying for a week now. They are using the nesting box but its really small (10" width). It was apart of the coop when i bought it. I would like to widen it for them but I'm afraid to mess up the laying mojo. When I see them sitting in it they...
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    Free ranging and laying...

    Question... My golden buffs just started laying. I have been finding at least one egg everyday in the nesting box. I'm not sure how many of them are laying (I have 5) and how often they lay this early. I free range them during the day and I'm concerned if they are laying they will not use the...
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    My 15 week old Golden Buff surprised me yesterday! Was not expecting eggs this soon! Yeah!! Oh and congratulations to all those who have posted here. I feel your excitement! Having chickens is so much fun!
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