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  1. 1stTimeChknMama

    I hope this is the right thread

    I have noticed that sometimes my eggs get what looks like an oily spot on the thin end as it sits in the egg carton, im wondering what causes it. The eggs taste fine, the chiken is in good health albeit bossy. Has anyone ever had an egg do this? I have a picture but cant get it to upload, I...
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    not sure?

    I was given what I was told were 4 pullets with there Momma, all silver-laced Wyandottes. Im not sure how many weeks only that "they should start laying any day now" Not very helpful. My question is now that I've had them about a month (the pullets in particular) could I possibly have some...
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    chickens in the poop

    maybe they are looking for worms/bugs? Yesterday for the first time I saw one of my chickens in the poop bucket scratching around. When I scoop I put the poop in a bucket & leave it in the pen until its about half full & then carry it to the compost pile. I guess Im lazy & dont want to carry...
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    Finally laying!

    after some nervous first weeks trying to get all my hens to lay, this morning I find 3 eggs from 3 hens, so excited, but the bossy Baldy is still getting on my nerves! I want to keep them as long as they are laying but will this meaness ever end? :(
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    Mean chicken

    i think i understand the pecking order but how is my wyandotte supposed to lay an egg when one of the other chickens keeps picking on her & basically shooing her out of the nest? I know I cant do it everyday but so far the only way Cleo can lay is if I sit out there & keep the others away from...
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    funny girls

    I reckon this is funny/cute to me since Im new at raising chkns but 2 of my girls will get low on the ground and start scratching the dirt/sand kicking it up on themselves. They look like they are taking a sand bath. There wings get so full of sand. Does anyone else's chikns do this? Im sure...
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    nesting?

    Why does my wyandotte scratch around & move all the hay out from under her bottom before she lays an egg? My Leghorns will just make a smooth round spot & lay the eggs on the hay. 2 of her eggs broke so I lined the nest with a piece of cardboard which helped but she scratches for the longest...
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    using sand

    we actually live in a very sandy area & so not by choice this is what we were stuck with, but... it seems to do the job, i notice they do love to dig down a little and lie in the cool dirt too! Now about the scoopers, I rake the whole coop but are some of you suggesting you actually scoop the...
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    sick chick?

    im not sure if anything is wrong at all but i have a chick who hasnt layed in over a week, her sister/friend that she came with is laying fine. We dusted both for mites over a week ago & the sister is actually the one laying. I have seen her laying around alot/ sleeping... Once or twice on...
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    Our DIY Chicken Coop

    still a work in progress, just trying to see what works the best. The hen box is on the ground. Bad idea, next project is to get it up off the ground.left to right - Baldy, Henrietta & Cleo
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    The Condreys

    New chicken farmers, lot to learn, having fun so far Erin, Jodi & Tommy
  12. 1stTimeChknMama

    signatureline in posts

    how do i add a signature to all my posts, newbie here, im sure this is the wrong thread/forum ???
  13. 1stTimeChknMama

    signature

    where do people add the greayed out signatures at the bottom of there posts? I know this is the wrong thread, newbie here finding my way around.
  14. 1stTimeChknMama

    good ole Georgia Peach

    raised in southeast Georgia
  15. 1stTimeChknMama

    new mama

    Hi, we're new at raising chickens or rather my daughter & I are, my husband says he did it when he was younger. So we have 2 brownish Leghorns & one silver-laced Wyandotte. We've had the leghorns going on 3 wks now & just acquired the Wyandotte. Any help/advice would be appreciated. I have...
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