Egg number 1 arrived yesterday! woohoo! My hens are Easter Eggers and about 21 weeks old. When should I expect the next egg from the hen that has started laying? Will they get bigger, or stay about the same size and color? The egg is a cream color (I was slightly disappointed), and about half...
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So I have noticed my Easter Eggers who are about 12 weeks old will run after each other. I haven't noticed any pecking or bleeding or feathers missing, but I was wondering if this was normal? They are kind of contained and free ranging chickens. Every once in awhile I will let...
The weather in Iowa is just settling down, and the baby chickens have made their way outside! I have a coop that is attached to the run, so I just put them in their run and they have been very happy so far… or I thought so! I have put them in the coop before and they have found their way to the...
I bought my chicks from a feed store on 3/13/14. They looked less than a week old when I got them. Since I have had them I haven't been super carefulf their temperature... it hovers at about 75 degrees. They don't act like they're cold, and are feathering out really nicely. So, when can I take...
I just picked up my Easter Egger chicks yesterday, and I was wondering if anyone had advice or things they learned the hard way with their Easter Eggers. :)