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    mystery green egg - where did it come from???

    Except we've never had a rooster...?
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    mystery green egg - where did it come from???

    I have four chickens - two Buff Orpingtons who lay, and two others that hatched in June, so not laying yet. Doreen has been broody for a few weeks, but I think possibly still laying. We get at least one egg a day and I think sometimes two (it's not just that I forget to collect). At the end of...
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    my 6 little friends

    Thanks! We had guessed on Ben and Cindy both being boys based on early cock fight behavior between the two of them. Really ridiculous looking. I'm hoping Yibah-boy's Gramma will be willing to adopt Yibah-chick. They have acreage and other chickens and she may even have the patience to care...
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    my 6 little friends

    So 3 weeks ago I had a broody Buff Orpington named Gloria who'd been sitting on eggs (fertilized elsewhere, we have no rooster) for 2.5-weeks, but she kinda sucked at it and I was pretty sure she'd killed whatever might have started growing in there. So, on a preschool field trip to the farm, I...
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    moving chicks outside when summer doesn't exist

    A few pictures. I'm posting more over on the "what the heck are these??" forum. This isn't the first time they've been outside, but it's been a few days since the weather has been AWFUL. They didn't even take a minute for "jumping and flapping time" as they usually do. They went straight for...
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    moving chicks outside when summer doesn't exist

    I will post pictures for the expert opinion. These kids need some more room! But first I am going to Subway because a nasty virus knocked me out all weekend and now I'm STARVING. We have plenty of food, but my husband was sole caretaker for the kids all weekend which means the kitchen is...
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    moving chicks outside when summer doesn't exist

    Apparently summer decided to skip us. We're in west coast BC. Anyone else? It SUCKS. Rain, clouds, cool weather. Except I've got these 6 4.5-week-old chicks who are way too big for the dog crate they're currently hanging out in. When can I put them outside? What can I do for them? I've got a...
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    smell

    Ooh, an update. Turns out the problem is really the weirdo renter in the basement. My husband went to talk to the owner (the husband) and he said weirdo renter has been complaining about the smell, so they all went up to their balcony and the owners COULDN'T smell anything. That still leaves the...
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    smell

    Thanks for the replies. We do have our inevitable response should they call a bylaw officer. The renter in their basement? Completely unauthorized suite, not even close to fire code. We got our one post cemented today (only need one, since we're tying in with the existing fence) and have all...
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    smell

    I wasn't sure exactly where to put this. Backyard chickens were recently approved in our municipality - Nanaimo, BC. We are allowed 4 chickens, no roosters, in a fully enclosed pen/coop and certain distances from dwellings and lot lines. We have... 6 chickens. 2 of them don't lay yet. Aside...
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    hi from BC!

    My family is very excited about our new chickens! They were recently legalized here in Nanaimo, BC. We bought a coop off craigslist and got 6 chickens (2 over our limit!). The girls are settling in - the first night they couldn't find the coop again and needed bribes and assistance, the second...
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    our new flock!

    We got our first eggs! Neither in the provided nest boxes, of course. The more docile RIR built one in the far corner that only my husband can reachy, and then the grump RIR followed her over there afterward.
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    our new flock!

    Excited newbie here! They just approved backyard chickens in my city about 6 months ago. After our initial excitement, we decided it was probably best to wait till after our baby was born to start a big new project. BabyBoy is 4.5 months old now, so when we saw a pre-built coop come up on...
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