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My Sussex hen, Bonnie, laid her first egg today! Can you believe it? The lady I bought her from said she hatched in June, so that makes her around 6 months-ish. It's so small! I can hardly believe it!!! Here's my question: how do I know if it's fertilized? I have a white Silkie roo...

Thank you so much for the replies! I knew what the combination of breeds they are, I was just wondering if anyone here actually HAD one/some and if they did have one/some if they really were good layers and if the size of the eggs actually were only a medium size. what are the pros and cons...

is there a printable available for these charts? I don't know how to use different Office programs to make my own, and copying and pasting isn't working too well... I would LOVE to print this as a reminder to post in my kitchen and next to the coop!!

does anyone have a chicken of this breed? I found it on mypetchicken.com and it says its a great layer with a great temperment... but says the eggs are medium.. I was just wondering if anyone had one... http://www.mypetchicken.com/chicken-breeds/Favaucana-B152.aspx I'm looking to get some...

hey! I'm in Modesto too!! :)

Sometimes I see things labeled as 100% organic. Not often. Thank you to "Chris09" for correcting me. I have been under the impression that "organic" didn't necessarily mean "non-GMO", but now I understand much better and am much more relieved! I went to Modesto Milling in the next town...

since Modesto Milling is just a few miles away, I went to the source and picked up a 50# bag of soy/corn free mash and a 25# bay of soy free scratch. Thank you so much for the heads up! I would have never known about that company! :)

just because it is labeled "organic" do NOT mean it's non-GMO. Organic simply means it was grown with out the use of pesticides and herbicides, and contains at least 95% Organic ingredients. The other 5% could be GMO and non organic ingredients. Search for 100% organic and look the for...

right here !!! i would love to see your recipe!!!

what is layer mash and what is chick mash? actually.. what is mash?

Hi there! My name is Jaci, I am in Central California with my 2 newly acquired chickens, 2 boxers, 3 kids, a husband, and a sister! My new family members are Bonnie the white/black Sussex, and Clyde the all white Silkie. They were both hatched in this past June and are both extremely sweet...

hi there, I'm extremely new to raising chickens. I just picked up a beautiful white silkie rooster (Clyde) and a white/black sussex hen (Bonnie) from a woman around the corner from me. We built a make-shift coop for now to shield them from the weather. I picked up some produce from the...