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  1. KieksterChicken

    Haines City, Florida ordinances.

    Well, I was unceremoniously served a summons for a hearing concerning my chicken flock of 5 hens and 1 rooster which I had in Haines City Fl. city limits for 2 years up until the point of the summons. The code enforcer didn't even bother to give me a preliminary notice/post telling me I was in...
  2. KieksterChicken

    What breeds are these?

    The original post is from 2013. An updated picture of the same birds would do wonders for identifying them. I'm sure the owner knows which ones are roos and which are hens by now. : )
  3. KieksterChicken

    usual question roo or hen,I like this game.

    100% a rooster.: )
  4. KieksterChicken

    Meyer Olive Egger?

    I noticed that you are talking about using Easter Eggers to create Olive Eggers. The problem with this is that EE's are not pure breds but rather crosses of Ameraucana's or Araucana's with whatever breed the hatchery or breeder decides to cross them with. Since they are not pure bred they don't...
  5. KieksterChicken

    Egg storage

    Eggs from your own home grown flock are always so much better all around in flavor and nice shells etc. Eggs from factory farms don't ever get close to being as good. Enjoy your flock KinKongChicken. I love your coop and your birds are gorgeous. Did they all turn out to be pullets or is that...
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    Egg storage

    KingKongChicken the danger of leaving real eggs in each nesting box to encourage further egg laying in the same boxes is in the possibility of the eggs going bad. But the danger also lies in leaving the eggs in the nesting boxes and taking the chance a chicken will break one of the eggs...
  7. KieksterChicken

    Egg storage

    Hens can be so finicky about nest boxes. I have 3 nest boxes but I once watched three of my 5 hens all climbing into one small nest box at the same time to lay. I didn't even know 3 hens could crawl into and fit into one tiny space like that. Fortunately I was there and removed two of the hens...
  8. KieksterChicken

    Need help identifying my "Assorted Bantams"

    Sorry to see 2 of your bantams died but congrats on getting such a beautiful EE pullet. You should have some nice blue eggs soon.
  9. KieksterChicken

    Diamond Dove with cross beak..help!

    Thank-you very much for the information Jak2002003 and Lightchick..I already give him grit which I thought had calcium in it but I'll check again to see if it does. . If not I can get some small grain calcium fortified chick grit from the feed store to add to his diet. I'm wondering if he flew...
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    Diamond Dove with cross beak..help!

    My diamond dove's beak has recently began growing out curved at the very tips, bottom one way and top the other.He is over 3 years old and never had a problem with this until the last 2 months. He won't touch the cuttle fish bone that has been strapped to the side of his cage since I...
  11. KieksterChicken

    Help please! Gender and breed? RIR and americauna

    Going by this picture alone your bird is 100% pullet. No ifs, ands or buts (butts>>> ) about it. She is beautiful!
  12. KieksterChicken

    Rooster or Hen

    Is it possible the white and black one could just be a very badly colored hatchery Light Brahma? It would help if we had full body pics of it showing legs and all over body conformation and color.
  13. KieksterChicken

    ee roo or pullet

    Hens will usually just lay an egg and then get up and go about their normal chicken routine of eating, scratching, dust bathing and begging for treats when humans get near the run. Sometimes a hen will go broody. When a hen goes broody her hormone levels change and she basically goes into egg...
  14. KieksterChicken

    ee roo or pullet

    The method in the link may work for some but the method I use of holding my rooster down has worked like a charm. I tried a modified method to the one in the link and it didn't work as the rooster just mistook it for another rooster battling him so he was ready and primed for battle anytime...
  15. KieksterChicken

    Meyer Olive Egger?

    Lol! No prob on the egg thing. Sorry she didn't turn out to be an OE.
  16. KieksterChicken

    New Member, Pullets?

    Cute birds. At 13 weeks old it won't be long before they begin laying. Maybe anytime after 16 or 17 weeks they may be laying you some breakfast. : ) Welcome to chicken ownership. I just made it through my first year as a new chicken owner and find BYC an indispensable tool to help learn about...
  17. KieksterChicken

    Meyer Olive Egger?

    Is the egg pictured the egg your black one laid? It actually seems to have a very dark olive color. If you compare it to a brown egg you may notice it has a greenish tinge. If not and the olive color is just from the way the picture shows..well I'm sorry she didn't turn out to be OE. : (
  18. KieksterChicken

    Help please! Gender and breed? RIR and americauna

    I would say at 10 weeks and the bird in question still showing a comb like that it's a pullet. A roo would be showing a pinker comb comprised of 3 parallel rows of vertical circular bumps that look reminiscent of peas (a pea comb). Yours isn't showing that, so I am voting pullet.
  19. KieksterChicken

    Laying Hen

    You are asking for breed and gender...well, seeing as it has been laying eggs for 3 months I'm pretty sure it's female and so it's pullet/hen. Lol!
  20. KieksterChicken

    If you could adopt one of these chickens...

    That naked one would be right at home in a nudist colony.... and it looks just about as good as the majority of humans who frequent those establishments too...which is why I will never go to a nudist colony. If I had an entire flock of the nude ones I would put a "Warning: Nudist colony ahead"...
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