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    "Easter Egger" laying brown eggs--is this common?

    I have three EE hens. The two year old lays pale blue eggs. I have two young 6 months old girls. One of these young hens lays an aqua egg. The other has yet to lay. However, today i discovered a brown egg in the box shaped very differently (long, pointy at both ends). I have two brown...
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    When do white leghorns start laying

    My leghorn is 20 weeks now...still no eggs. Her comb and wattles are deep red and very large. She is same age as my RIR, and two easter eggs. None have yet to ly an egg.
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    How long to feed chick starter?

    I have four chicks that are 9 weeks old. I have moved them to coop with the two older birds. I have continued to give them the chick starter but they are also eating the layer feed that is there for the laying hens. Conversely, the old girls are nibbling at the chick starter. Difficult to...
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    New from Jacksonville NC

    I am looking for chicks i the Jacksonville/Swansboro area. I have two hens and would like to add about three to my little flock. No straight run please....neighbors said no roos!
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I have a broody hen and was considering getting some fertilized eggs for her to hatch, is this a good idea? Or just wait her out u til she tires of sitting?
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    Post your FIRST EGG pics!

    Our little 22 week old easter egger's first egg laid on 9/11. We got about 5 total and now apparently she has decided to find a private place to lay her eggs. I've looked and looked. Today, i tried to keep her in the coop, but about noon i felt sorry for her and let her out with her flock...
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    Easter Eggers' Egg Size?

    I have four astralorps and they all lay different sized eggs. One hen lays large eggs while the other three lay med eggs. I have a five month old EE who has just started laying. Her eggs are a beautiful blue but they are tiny. I understand the egg size will increase as she ages. I wouldn't...
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    What color eggs do easter eggers lay, and can they lay brown? :)

    My easter egger laid her first egg today. She is slightly older tsn 5 months. It is pale blue.
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    At what age do hens quit chirping like babies and start boking?

    My little chick is 6 weeks old now and frankly that chick voice is getting tiring. As she gets bigger, her voice gets louder and she never shuts up. is this normal? She is so demanding. Her favorite treat is grapes and she absolutely goes nuts for them. I guess the constant chirping is or...
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    chicken coop names...

    How 'bout chick click
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    chicken coop names...

    Ours is coop d'etat
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    Water Freezing - no electricity to coop- any ideas?

    We have a small solar battery charger we use for an electric fence to keep deer out of a garden where we have no electricity, no doubt one of them can be adapted to warm water. We got the charger for about $200 from agri supply. I think they have smaller less expensive u it's.
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