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  1. StellaLenoir

    peanut or Egg??????????????

    WOW! Found this today in the nest box. Weird! My first strange egg. LOL! Most of my ladies are molting, or just molted. So not too many eggs. But was very suprised to see this one. Any ideas?? It is peanut shaped exactly, with wrinkles or bands in the center. I hope it is just a...
  2. StellaLenoir

    have one that piped but not hatched yet.

    My polish hen is sitting on eggs. 2 super cuties hatched sometime Wed morning very early, one was dry by 6:20 am the other wet. When we moved our hen and eggs the night before they had pipped and you could hear them chirping so cute!!! Well this morning #6 egg was pipped and all day it has...
  3. StellaLenoir

    my Polish hen has gone broody!!!!!

    I cant beleive it! My first hen, a polish top hat is broody! She is sitting on 8 eggs, none of which are hers! I think they are fertile, as my 7 hens are in with a roo. She is not being aggressive, or anything. She seems in a trance. I can pick her up and she does nothing. She...
  4. StellaLenoir

    silly hen stands to lay egg I think

    Our only EE hen has just started laying so far 2 lovely green eggs:P But.......both have had a small impact type crack? Shells on all are nice, and no one else has had crack issues. Is it a new layer thing? I have lots of hay in the nest area, but they move it and lay on the wood. and of...
  5. StellaLenoir

    2 free EE Roos N W Florida

    I have 2 young EE roos. Free to a good home. I am in North west Florida. email me [email protected] if interested. thanks!
  6. StellaLenoir

    We have a first egg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I am proud to announce the first egg of my only hen!!!! Here is the expectant father waiting proudly outside the chicken house. and here is the egg!!!! So cool!!!!! I was outside and saw our Roo just waiting outside the house. I looked all over for our hen, trying not to get to excited...
  7. StellaLenoir

    ok, I checked her vent..........

    It is pretty moist and looks puffy and soft. Not drippy or gooey. And it sort of opens and closes. Does this great description sound like a hen ready for eggs? LOL!!!!! Experienced chicken owners please give me some advice! I have a chicken house, with nesting boxes and she knows where they...
  8. StellaLenoir

    I saw my pair 'get it on!!!!!!'

    So........now that I know they are 'doing it' how long after does the hen lay? I only have 2 adult chickens and they free range my yard. About when should I start egg hunting? Her waddles are Very red, and it has been warm here in NW Fl. She is totaly old enough. Please tell me there...
  9. StellaLenoir

    so funny!!!not my chicken

    this is such a funny site, usually it is cat pics,http://icanhascheezburger.com/
  10. StellaLenoir

    SpeckledHen please tell me if this turned out to be a hen!

    I did a search on EEs, and came accross this post, https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=7019 Titled Are we mutts? You posted these picks of Blue Ameraucanas and you said they were less than 6 weeks old. My question is , did they turn out to be hens or roos???? My 2 ees...
  11. StellaLenoir

    ways to tell sex of easter eggers

    I have three chicks, that are a bit over 5 weeks old. They were listed at the feed store as Ameraucana. What are some ways to tell the girls from boys? Is the color of the comb, a good way? What about tail length? Here is a pic of 1 of the 2 I fear may be roosters. It is the chick with the...
  12. StellaLenoir

    ways to tell sex of easter eggers

    I have three chicks, that are a bit over 5 weeks old. They were listed at the feed store as Ameraucana. What are some ways to tell the girls from boys? Is the color of the comb, a good way? What about tail length? Here is a pic of 1 of the 2 I fear may be roosters. It is the chick with the...
  13. StellaLenoir

    Uh oh, I think I have a roo!!!!

    These little chicks are only a week or so old. Was told they were sexed and 97% or so pullets. The roos were supposed to be marked. We got 2 each RIR, EE, Buff orpington and these Barred rocks, so am I correct in thinking this one is a roo? He or she, has a bigger comb and its wings are...
  14. StellaLenoir

    new chicks! question on temps

    yeah! my feed store had some baby chicks and they were sexed ! Yeah! I may actully have more than one hen! My daughters and I picked out 2 of each, RIR, Barred Rocks, Buff Orpington, and easter eggers! We are so excited! We kept them in the house last night under a heat lamp. During...
  15. StellaLenoir

    3 crested polish roosters,what hens might work with them?

    So I have 3 boys and 1 girl. I would like to keep them. But even if I just keep one rooster, what are some good breeds of hens that might get along with my crested birds? I want to make sure I get pullets so that seems to limit the breeds that I can order. Are there any other breeds that...
  16. StellaLenoir

    a few more questions about gender

    From the feathers my 21 week old polish are male. 1 is crowing, and has obvious pointy feathers and sickle shaped tail feathers. His wattles are very long. All his male type feathers are much more pronounced than the others. 2 are not crowing, but have male feathers, just not as pronounced...
  17. StellaLenoir

    what does this mean? stomping and scratching.......... pics added!!!

    My 21 week old chick, who is most likely a rooster, will come up to me and stomp and scratch the ground right in front of me. What does this mean? I will pet him and today he laid down while I was petting! Sat there very still till I stopped, then stomped and scratched again. Not mean at...
  18. StellaLenoir

    rooster & hen behavior questions

    I posted on what breed/gender is this, about my 4 polish chickens. Everyone thinks I have 3 roos and 1 hen. 3 have pointed tail feathers, and saddle feathers. 2 have pointed crests and neck feathers. 3 have wattles. Only 1 crows. They are all 21 weeks old. The rooster has been obviously a...
  19. StellaLenoir

    some sort of Polish...but are they all roosters?

    Hi, I have been lurking here for months, trying to figure out what my chicks are. I love this site and all the great info thank you!!! I bought my chicks on June 2 of this year at a feed store. They were just a day or two old. I have gone half mad trying to figure out their breed and...
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