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    Health question

    I have recently lost three hens. I have been trying to determine the cause. first, there is no evidence of predator damage on any of them. Back in August we noticed that they started molting and next egg production dropped of (as expected). We went from 7-9 eggs a day to 3-4. Then about 3 weeks...
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    Egg Size - OMG!

    I thought I would share the egg that my 6 month old pullet just laid. For those that are not familiar with egg sizing, here is a basic chart. Jumbo 70.9 g Extra-Large (XL) 63.8 g Large 56.7 g Medium 49.6 g Small 42.5 g Peewee...
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    Re-home cockerel

    I have a 5 1/2 month old cockerel needing a new home (or dinner plate :) ). He is only aggressive to me. He leaves my wife alone. He is a beautiful Sapphire Blue Plymouth Rock (so I was told at TS). He is in my profile picture. I am in the upstate of SC and like to find him a new home.
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    Overachiever or show off?

    I think one of my hens is trying to show off and see how big of an egg she can lay. They are all about 20 weeks old (sapphire gems) and have been laying for about a month and this is is what we found this morning. The large one is nearly 73g!
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    My Flock

    Here are some pictures of my flock. They were all supposed to be pullets but as you can clearly see I ended up with one cockerel (Thanks TSC!). He is beautiful and very protective of his ladies! The 3 sapphire's are laying, sporadically. Still waiting on the WLH's to start. They are all about...
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    New Member-Frequent Reader

    To make this easy, I think I will follow the template :) (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? YES!, We got our first chicks first week of April. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We currently have 6 (5 pullets and 1 cockerel) (3) What breeds do...
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