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  1. toddo

    Beautiful day

    It got to 72 degrees today, so I put my 3 1/2 month old chicks out in a temporary pen in the sunshine and they had a blast, it was fun watching them play.
  2. toddo

    About time

    Finally after about three months the girls are starting to lay again. Thankfully I was able to get eggs from another raiser and I haven't had to do that before.
  3. toddo

    You know you are "Country" when...

    When you talk to all your critters and then have a discussion with real people and you talk about your critters. I do the undie feeding too.
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    Convince my husband the hens are not past their expiry date!

    Mine are finishing up their molting, I haven't had an egg in three weeks, he has to be patient.
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    Barred Rock does not let my poor Easter Egger hen eat??

    Barred Rocks are that way, they want to be the dominate one.
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    Skittish Rhode Island Red!

    I've had my RIR since they were chicks and handled them and I thought everything I should do to make them trust me, but they won't come near me they are 12 months now.
  7. toddo

    teeny egg today

    yes it is normal you will get some small eggs once in a while.
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    Hens laying in the bushes

    Mine are free range and they did the same thing while it was very hot. I kept disturbing where they were laying and they are back in the coop now.
  9. toddo

    Changing coop tips

    I did the same thing and you want to make sure you shut up your old coop if it is available to them, after a few days they got the hint.
  10. toddo

    Heat affects laying?

    I don't know if you free range or not and it may not have anything to do with free ranging just the heat but some of my girls were laying outside under some bushes I kept taking the eggs and they are finally laying back in the coop.
  11. toddo

    Video Monitor in Coop to Watch Egglaying :)

    Try it, I think it would be cool.
  12. toddo

    "Hey! My feet are Getting Cold!"

    Well I tried some different calls but my wife won't come warm my feet, lucky chicken.
  13. toddo

    Free ranging in snow?

    I let my girls free range and they have experienced their first winter we've had 8" of snow on the ground for about a week and the temperature has been in the single digits all week also. I've cleaned some snow out of the run but some days they come out of the coop and some days they don't not...
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    What time do you shut the coop?

    I never force my girls in, I always wait till they go in on their own.
  15. toddo

    What Laid This Whopper Egg?

    I'd say it was the BR also, mine have laid double yoker's a number of times and they are still delicious.
  16. toddo

    i think they now me now

    My girls hear my voice or see me they come running, now if the kids go out they ignore them. I told the kids that the chickens know who feeds them so they should act the same way, I got two funny looks.
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    Peaceful co-existence: hens and cat

    We have 4 cats one "Holy" likes to do the fake attack on the chickens, but I have caught "Orangey" sleeping in the box that the girls have never used. We also don't allow the cats in the coop at night.
  18. toddo

    Huge Egg!

    That will happen
  19. toddo

    Rooster to protect the ladies

    Thanks for all the advise, I believe it is just a matter of picking one and go by trial and error, but I will try some of your suggestions first. Thanks again
  20. toddo

    Rooster to protect the ladies

    Is there a specific breed that makes for a good rooster. In other words I would like a rooster that is easy to manage that will protect the hens. I've heard so much about roosters chasing people and just being mean.
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