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No real "worry" about fertilized eggs- just need an incentive to be better at getting them in the fridge sooner to avoid any accidental incubation- my kids can be picky eaters and I have an irrational fear of them seeing a teeny tiny embryo and getting put off of eggs. Now THAT would be tragic...

We just foung out that out black silkie pullet is not. A she, that is. We are not technically allowed roos, but the neighbors think that he's cute and his crow is a bit pathetic so for now he's staying with us. We have 5 pullets and one hen- all standard sized breeds- and they all get along...

Thanks for the input. I'm just glad that they all seem happy.

We had 6 hens, but after 2 raccoon incidents had only one left. She was alone for 4 months or so, and for the last 2 has been eating eggs off and on. We put out our 6 new 8 week old chicks with her recently. Not only did she not terrorize them, they are all sleeping in a bunch with her (she does...

Thank you! I'm off to the feed store today. They love yogurt so this will make them extra happy. Hopefully they will have normal necks soon.

I have 6 hens, 2 are just over a year old, 4 are about 8 months. All are laying well. One of the older ones started losing her neck feathers 8 weeks ago or so, the pins start to grow in but she still has a naked neck. Now all of them are losing them, just around the necks. They spend the day...

80% ( at least) of sexually active women younger that 20 have a transient infection with HPV. Most clear it on their own. That is why screening and treatment guidelines are completely different for women under 20 and women over 20. A fair number of over 20 women are not settled down with the man...

Gardasil protects against the 4 most common types of human papillomavirus (HPV), which together cause 70% of cervical cancer and 90% of genital warts. It is true that a woman will not contract HPV if she never has sex, or if she and the person she chooses has never had sex with anyone else...

We're allowed 3 but have 6. The neighbors think they're cute, especially when they tuck into the fresh eggs we give them. They escaped one day while I was at work and 2 neighborhood guys and the mailman chicken wrangled them all back into the coop. If only I had a video!

My 10 yr old was putting the girls away when he noticed our Old English Game banty huddled alone looking "wierd". She's usually the one that my 4 yr old carries around like a doll, so definately not normal behavior. He brought her in and she seemed to be egg bound- was straining and straining...

My 4 yr old named our barred rock Brownie (brother: "shouldn't you name the brown one Brownie...?") and our blue wyandotte Rosemary Supergirl.

Our PR started laying about 6 weeks ago and was up to nearly an egg per day. Then out EE started 2 weeks ago, and a week later the PR just stopped. She is eating well and running about normally, no signs of being egg bound or otherwise unhealthy. They get layer feed, greens and treats daily and...

Thought we got a girl but no... Clucky is 10 weeks old and really sweet. Free to a good home.

That's what I was worried about. We're in Seattle so no roos are allowed. I hear they start to crow around 16 weeks? Anyone in the King County area need a lovely boy RIR? No way he could be just a...I don't know...well endowed pullet? Thanks

Hi there This is my 10 week old RIR, I have been under the impression that she is a she but now I'm doubting. Sweet thing, no crowing or fighting, and definately not the dominant bird. Please say she's a pullet, or my kids are going to be so sad... I'll try to figure out how to put the...

My DH is building a coop for the girls. It's essentially a 7x7x7 foot cube with the henhouse inside, will have a tinted corregated roof for Seattle rain. The backside is against the house, right side against a big'ol shed except for the door, left and front side against a 6 foot fence except for...

We fed our 12 day old chicks mealworms for the first time and they went beserk, now they fly onto any arm put into their space looking for a worm fix. My kids are thrilled, but how many can we feed them per day? They otherwise only get non-medicated chick starter and water.