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  1. DurangoCal

    Help, bald chickens! Winter is coming! (photos)

    My chickens started molting last spring. They are still bare (most are bare right above and below the tail)-at least most of them and winter is coming (I live in the southern Rockies). Some have (finally!) started growing feathers but most have not. I researched and have done the following...
  2. DurangoCal

    Help! Hen has hatched 5 & abandoned eggs

    Our sweet Momma hen hatched four babies yesterday, one today and now has no interest in laying on the last three and is spending all her time with the new chicks. These particular 3 were layed on the 29th (I wrote on the eggs with a sharpie.) The rest of the clutch was laid between the 26th...
  3. DurangoCal

    What are Red Sex Links and Black Sex Links???

    What are Red Sex Links and Black Sex Links? Would someone be so kind as to explain please? Thanks in advance!
  4. DurangoCal

    Weird-Why are the eggs under the bedding in the nesting boxes???

    The last two days I have gone to collect the eggs and at first am shocked because I see NO eggs. But then I notice all the hay and shavings are heaped up in the middle. So then, I dig around and find the eggs hidden under the hay. The pullets have been laying for about a month now and this...
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    What time of day do your hens lay?

    I was curious to see what time of day your hens lay. Our hens from the past tended to lay in the morning. This new set of pullets have been laying for about 2 weeks now and we don't find any eggs before 11 am. And get some as late as 5pm!
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    What is this Pidgeon colored pullet?

    I got a bunch of chicks at the local feed store and know what all the others are except this one! She is much smaller than the others (BO, EE, BR, Leghorn). She is also very flighty and doesn't seem to have any "friends" among my flock of 26-they aren't mean to her they just leave her alone...
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    What's the longest a hen has laid for you?

    For you long time chicken keepers-I am curious as to know what the longest a hen has laid and what the average usually is. I've heard anywhere from the teens to a few years.
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    To refrigerate or not to refrigerate?

    Curious-how many of you refrigerate your freshly layed eggs and how long do they remain fresh using your method of storage?
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