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  1. terrid856

    Do hens lay their eggs before a certain time of the day?

    That all sounds like WAY too much work for me!!! I'm not in the egg laying business and would much rather enjoy my girls and the rest of my animals. I say, God bless you and all your notes, logs and rosters. I got exhausted just reading it LOL. 2 yrs now, I let em out of their run around noon...
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    Age Questions

    I was wondering about life expectancy too. I have a 2 yr old barred rock, my first, thats my pride and joy. Her name is Chicklet. (I have 6 grandkids, and its Chicklets pic on my cell phone!!!) I also have 3 RIGoldens, 1 yr old, named winken, blinkin and nod. And just today, became the adopted...
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    How long does an egg stay good

    Thanks , my hubby thinks I'm nuts cause I love my chicks so much and they love me. They come running when they see my car pull in. ( prob. only cause they think I have treats, but I like to think its cause they love me) They also follow me evrywhere when I'm outside. Its too darn funny.
  4. terrid856

    Do hens lay their eggs before a certain time of the day?

    My hens have a coop that is INSIDE an enclosed 12'x12' aviary. I leave them in the enclosure until around noon then I open the door and let them free range. This usually gives enough time for laying. However the last 5 days my one hen has been laying in a cat house . Each night I lock them in...
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    How long does an egg stay good

    Well Thanks for your quick responses. I'm happy to say all 5 eggs stayed on their side at the bottom of the bowl!!!! I will def. use them. Years ago, there was no ac, farmers wives kept the eggs in a basket on the counter. Since I learned about bloom I no longer wash my eggs until I'm ready to...
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    How long does an egg stay good

    Hi, for the last 5 days I hadn't found any eggs from my hen in her box. I just thought maybe it was too hot. Well today I found 5 eggs in my outside cats barn.( I feed them there and have crates w/ hay for my 18 rescued cats) I've heard that eggs are covered with "bloom" when laid and they can...
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    Hen is walking around w/her beak open??????

    I have a one year old Plymouth-barr named Chicklet. She hasn't laid an egg in 3 days. She is eating, drinking and behaving normally except she is walking around w/her beak open. Do hens pant? I'm in south jersey and it has been 95*-97*degrees for the past 3 days. Is it just that shes hot or...
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