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    we Found A Naked Egg

    We have 7 chickens and 5 are now laying. This morning, one egg was found without a shell...membrane and insides, but no shell. They are eating a Purina brand laying crumble mix that has the calcium and grit all incorporated in the feed. Is this normal for the young layers or ones trying out...
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    My Girls Are Outside of the Box Thinkers

    Love that!
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    First egg TODAY!!!

    Quote: Wait, that happens?!
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    Do They Get Bigger?

    Now that our girls are laying, some eggs are biger than others, which we expected due to the types of chickens we have. But some of these eggs are so small! I think they are coming from the EEs, but we have small white ones, too. Do they start out small and get any bigger? Or are they as big...
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    My Girls Are Outside of the Box Thinkers

    No real concern, but I have two (I think) girls who go into the hutch and lay their eggs, but they lay them on the floor rather than one of the nesting boxes we have for them to use. Everyone else has figured it out. They are newly laying, within the last 3 or 4 weeks.
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    Do they eventually...

    ...lay their eggs at around the same time each day as one another, or will each of the girls continue laying their eggs throughout the day? We are collecting eggs three or four times a day. Is that normal? SSASQ (sorry such a stupid question), but I was just curious.
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    They're Now Laying...

    Thanks! This has been such a fun hobby
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    They're Now Laying...

    Okay, 4 of our 7our girls have started laying - six weeks sooner than we thought! So now I have a few questions... 1) Do the eggs start small and get bigger after a while? Reason I ask is I am getting some pretty small eggs. I have 2 Easter Eggers and I knew some of our layers would lay some...
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    Hard Freeze Tonight

    That's funny - that's exACTly what I was thinking.
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    Hard Freeze Tonight

    We have 7 six-week olds and they are now outside in their coop. It's the doll house type coop with a roost box and then the run is underneath. They still have their heat lamp out in the roost box and the door is slid shut, but I am worried that tonight will really make them cold. It is...
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    Breed????? "PICS"

    LOVE the name - we're Jeff Dunham fans, too! (S)he is very pretty - I like the 'blue' look it has.
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    Best Diverse Flock Picture - Win 3 month GFM - Just 2 days!

    Quote: I was told a mottled Ancona. Not sure. She looks somewhat like an Ancona, but has a little too much white. She came from the assorted pullet bin at the feed store. I have the same kind, bought under the same circumstances, too! I narrowed it down to the Ancona as well - narrowed it...
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    Best Diverse Flock Picture - Win 3 month GFM - Just 2 days!

    What is your b&w one there in the center of your first pic?
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    Best Diverse Flock Picture - Win 3 month GFM - Just 2 days!

    Ahh, cute pic!
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    Best Diverse Flock Picture - Win 3 month GFM - Just 2 days!

    Here is my 3-week old diverse flock They are (from top clockwise) Buff Orpinton, 2 Easter Eggers, Barred Rock, Australorp, Ancona, and our Rhode Island Red:
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