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  1. RanchRichey

    25 week chicken crowing

    25 week brown leghorn pullet started crowing. She is not yet laying, and our friends we gave her to are concerned.
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    25 Week brown Leghorn

    We got several baby chicks back in October, all sexed female. By 18 weeks we were certain that they were all pullets and ended up giving a few to a friend since we had so many. We had 2 brown leghorns and kept one and gave one away. This week they are 25 weeks and ours started laying, but...
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    Same Chicken??

    So I have one older EE who I know laid the egg on the bottom and 2 new EEs that are 19-20 weeks old, that I don’t think are laying yet, but the egg on the top is slightly different (shape and hue) I am leaning toward natural variation from my older EE, as I don’t think the first egg from one of...
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    Where are my Eggs?!?

    I am in So Cal and don’t provide my chickens with extra light, so they usually stop laying in November and start again mid February. I have 2 seasoned layers (3-5 years old) and 1 new Sexlink that is around 30 weeks. My EE (5 yrs old) laid 5-6 eggs a week ago, then nothing else, my other...
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    18 weeks old

    These are 2 of my fall babies, now 18 weeks. The darker one is an EE and I think she is quite striking. She is also very social and inquisitive. The lacing on my SLW is also coming along nicely 😊
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    Any ideas on this Breed

    We inherited this lovely girl, but don’t know what breed/mix of breeds she is.
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    SLW too dark?

    Is my SLW chick too dark?? So many pics I see of SLW chicks have much more yellow. And there seems to be a touch of brown on her head 🧐 (1week old)
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    I was wrong!

    I used to think these were lovely brown eggs... My FBCM is showing me how WRONG I was!!
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    So Proud!

    I just had to share my pretty FBC Marans pullet's eggs. These are her 1st four. They have darkened quite nicely! Chocolate eggs just in time for Easter!
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    Where are my eggs???

    My wait is coming to an end. All 3 of my new pullets started to squat within this last week. Their comb and wattles are red, vents moist an open, 2-3 finger spacing between pin bones. This morning there was quite the ruckus cacaphony from the coop, but when I went out to check, there were only...
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    New Layer??

    So these eggs are from my current 3 layers. L to R: Golden Sexlink, EE, Black Australorp. Today I found a "slightly" different egg that could be the Australorp, but the shape a little heavier at the bottom and the shell is smoother than her typical which leads me to believe it might be one of...
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    She's Squatting!!

    Our mystery pullet squatted today! She was also pacing and rather chatty. She already has a 3 finger pin bone separation and moist open vent. Hoping to see her 1st egg soon, and wondering what color it will be. Common thoughts now are some sort of Marans/Wyandotte cross which would hopefully...
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    Gotta be close right??

    This is my FBCM. She is 22 weeks and has a 2-3 finger separation between her pin bones. She's gotta be close right???
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    I need your expert eyes

    Can anyone tell me what breed (mix of breeds) this girl might be?? She hasn't laid yet... so no egg color to help. Weird comb Feathered feet Bluish grey
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    Any guesses?

    So this little lady was purchased as a Cuckoo Marans, it was almost immediately apparent that she wasn't a full Cuckoo due to her comb. As she grew she did develop feathered feet and there is very subtle barring under the grey tone, so we are suspecting she is part Cuckoo Marans and what else...
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    Not a Cuckoo Marans- but what is it?

    This chick was sold to us as a Cuckoo Marans, pretty apparent that is not the case. Any ideas? About 5-6 weeks old
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    First MAJOR disaster

    This one is her back and wing, I'm concerned with the area of the wing that looks like the skin is torn clean off The area I'm most concerned about is actually her neck, hidden under her hackle feathers. It's pretty open and there is a chunk of fat tissue exposed. We didn't initially see it due...
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    Squatting while on the roost?

    I went to do my nightly rounds/health check after the chickens were in the coop and roosting for the night. When I approached one of my 21 week EEs she did the classic "squat" while still on her roost. Her comb has exploded in the past week, but I didn't really expect her to be at POL for a few...
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    Large Fowl-Small eggs

    I know it is normal for chickens to lay small eggs when they first start, but I have gotten 5 eggs since Friday from one Pullet that are all just barely 30 grams Another one just started yesterday and hers are right around 50 grams which seems more normal. How long on average for my petite...
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    How long after "trying out" the best box dos your ladies lay?

    Someone has been trying out the nest box....no eggs yet but hopefully soon?
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