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I just found my very first egg ever today!!

Quote: Thanks for sharing your experiences, everyone! I believe I have a found a new owner for my rooster in the south bay. She wants him to breed to her cuckoo maran hens. So hopefully this story will have a happy ending for all concerned.

Quote: I understand not wanting to keep aggressive roosters. I have had Cuckoo Marans in the past & my roosters were docile. I did have a Barred Rock rooster that went after my grand daughter & he was dead within 5 minutes. My son says the roosters react differently to him than me. I have had...

Thanks, Ventura974. I used to live on Cape Cod, MA...loved it out there! I'd like to keep my electric costs low, at least this year, so will probably just be patient and wait. I've chosen pullets that should lay in a variety of colors, so I'm excited for the big event!

Hey, Jeremy: I wanted to ask about the temperament of your cuckoo marans roo. I have one, too, 22 weeks of age. He has become aggressive in the past couple of weeks as he has matured, and I wonder if that's a breed characteristic or just his individual personality? I'm looking to rehome him as...

Thanks, Jeremy. I will go to the Bay Area link. And thanks for the warm welcome, BYCers around the country!! I didn't know I was joining such a friendly and welcoming group.

Thanks, All. Glad to meet you, chicken tows! I will check out the forum you mentioned.

Quote: Hi, I live in Petaluma and use Rivertown Feed. The feed prices are reasonable and they sell poultry of varying ages all year long.

Hi, TMecklenborg: I live just north of Petaluma and use Rivertown Feed in Petaluma. The feed prices are reasonable and they seem to have poultry for sale through the year (chicks in the spring through September).

Thanks, Fred's Hens! Will probably just wait, then, in eager anticipation...

HI, All: I'm new to the forum, and have pullets ranging from 6 mos. old to 4 1/2 mos. old. They have not started laying yet, which I was told was likely due to their coming of age in the wintertime, with fewer daylight hours. Can anyone tell me how many daylight hours in general are required...

Thanks, Luckytaz and stoopid!

I am a new BYC member, and have been keeping chickens for about six months. I'm interested in hearing from fellow members in Sonoma County, and I also have a question. My pullets are now of laying age, but are not yet laying, which I have heard is due to the decreased hours of sunlight in the...