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  1. EssexGirl

    Chickens getting the better of me!

    I swear, my hens are taking it in turns to wind me up. We've just managed, after five months, to stop our Andalusian from escaping into the garden to lay her egg - she now happily lays in the nestbox every day. So this week, my Mottled Java, who is a good deal heavier and not a great flyer, is...
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    Nesting, but no egg?

    One of my hens, a Mottled Java who's probably just about a year old, frequently sits in the nest box for half an hour then flies out squawking, but hasn't laid an egg. She is laying, but not every day. Anyone know why she would do this?
  3. EssexGirl

    Pullet egg size

    I have an Andalusian pullet who has been a reliable layer since late November but her eggs are still very small. Does this mean they're as big as they're going to get? Thanks.
  4. EssexGirl

    How can I interest my escaping hen in using the nestbox?

    One of my Andalusian hens finds a way, every day, to escape from the pen over an 8-10ft fence, even though we clipped her wing. She goes to lay her egg in the pampas grass in the garden. How can I get her to use the nestbox like all the others? I wanted to keep them all shut inside the coop...
  5. EssexGirl

    Already addicted ...

    Hi, I'm an English gal living in Northern California with my husband, cat and chickens (I know right there for some of you I probably have my priorities wrong)! We started keeping chickens last November and have 8 hens and a rooster, and I've been hooked on BYC for a couple of months already -...
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