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    Strange eggs, and watery, milky poop

    I've been researching like crazy, and don't know what to think. I've got six hens, and all are acting fine, but they have been having some problems with thinner eggshells in the last couple months. They were fine all winter and producing eggs with thick shells, but about 2.5 months ago I had...
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    How long can she keep this up?

    Well nice to hear from someone else in Lander! When we had some really nice weather about a month ago the BA started laying again about three days in a row, but then stopped. One egg was laid in the corner of their coop where she made a nest and the others were laid under a tarp by the straw...
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    Culling Chicks Opinion Changed =/

    I would agree with Halo. I don't think I would cull a chicken unless it had deformities that were going to make it difficult for the chicken to survive. If I'm looking for a chicken that is breed specific, then I would look for a breeder with a good reputation of producing a quality bird. In...
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    How long can she keep this up?

    I hope that when spring comes around she starts back in. I don't think she has a laying spot in the yard as our yard is small and fenced and there really isn't anywhere she could hide it. I was hoping that when the cold really hits, and they stay inside the coop most of the time, that she'll...
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    How long can she keep this up?

    I have a 32 week old Black Australorp who was laying for me every day. She would never lay in the nest box, but chose a spot in the garden under the tomatoes. Once we harvested the garden, her private spot was gone and she threw a daily fit wanting me to fix her a spot somewhere private to...
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    HOw much of a threat is this....

    I'll have to see about trying the vinegar thing- that's a good idea. I really hope he's just being curious. I've just never had a cat be SO persistent. He's at least as big as they are, if not bigger.
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    HOw much of a threat is this....

    Yes, unfortunately it's snowing. :( It stopped in town about a half hour ago, but the mountains are still getting it. I'm really hoping that is the case- that they would just give it a good beating. I've had other cats get in our yard, even a black one fell through the netting in our run one...
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    HOw much of a threat is this....

    I have six chickens in my backyard in town. I have a secure coop and run, but let the chickens, which are 28 weeks old, out every day- all day. I have three dogs that don't bother them, and neither do my full grown cats. There are other cats, and dogs in the homes surrounding us that haven't...
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    weasel!!

    That's so sad. What an awful thing to happen and I'm so sorry.
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    Funny speckled egg...

    I don't think that it was from my EE because I have never seen her in the box. I see the others in them every day, but never her, yet. :) And it was a pretty large egg. I've had another one since I posted and that has been it. And coffeenut, I agree, the different ones are the most...
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    28 week old EE- no eggs yet. Is this normal?

    That's a relief to hear that it's not all that uncommon. Thanks!
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    28 week old EE- no eggs yet. Is this normal?

    She has been slow developing as far as red comb goes, and I haven't seen her squat yet. She's bottom of the pecking order, and I don't know if that contributes to the situation in any way. But my other chickens have been laying for quite some time. Is it normal for her to be this late? And...
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    My Charolett (she is a Wyanadotte) has finally started laying but......

    I've been waiting to find this out too. My Black Australorp lays in my garden area and has resisted all attempts for weeks to lay in the nest box. :(
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    Egg Anxiety

    We dove right in with our first eggs. Maybe that was because we were buying eggs from people with their own chickens so we felt totally comfortable. I'm finding our eggs to be even better than the ones we were buying. Don't be nervous, just enjoy! lol Granted, ours weren't fertilized though...
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    Please help!

    I have a Black Australorp that from day one has refused to lay in the nesting boxes. I have locked her in the coop and she just screams and flies around frantically. She chose a spot in my garden that was dark and quiet to lay each egg. Now the garden is picked over, and she no longer has...
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