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  1. Kelley Farms

    Injured hen... Leave in pen in a cage or take out?

    I let my girls out today while I was working in pen to graze a little I didn't see anything happen but a hen is having troubles walking and using her wings to hold her up. So I have a cage I use as sick bay but my question is so my question is should intake her out of pen or leave her in cage...
  2. Kelley Farms

    Comment by 'Kelley Farms' in article 'Raising Chickens on a Shoestring'

    I have a baby monitor in my coop. everyone thought I was silly but I'm going to show them this article to say "see I'm not over protective of my girls"
  3. Kelley Farms

    Comment by 'Kelley Farms' in article 'Interesting Facts About Chicken Eggs'

    When do your new layer hen egg size start getting bigger.. I've had few peewee but mostly small and a few mediums. in 2 weeks I have collected a dozen xl-jumbo but most are small size. at what week do pullets start laying a nice large egg? I have 22 pullets they were born feb15-20. Love the...
  4. Kelley Farms

    First Egg Countdown

    82g.... Now thats a egg!
  5. Kelley Farms

    My eggs are starting!

    Color shifted a little they are light brown, I have someone laying a rust egg. I honestly don't know who is laying what. I have 22 hens and in trying to figure out who is laying what. Thank you all for the great response !
  6. Kelley Farms

    Girls are getting cabin fever!

    We've been very hot here thankfully rains this week have helped. Been 90 F with 90% humidity put some water pans in pen for girls to cool their feet which they love & the down pours keep filled with fresh water.
  7. Kelley Farms

    Girls are getting cabin fever!

    Here in N. Central FL we been getting a lot of rain and major storms coming through.. My girls have been stuck on the enclosed side of pen. today when went out to feed and collect eggs they were like a bunch of kids pecking at me, pecking at each other. Was going to let them free range but by...
  8. Kelley Farms

    My eggs are starting!

    Today got 11 eggs! whoohoo!
  9. Kelley Farms

    My eggs are starting!

    I was getting 3 eggs a day a week ago. Had a snake issue, took care of that & now the last two days I'm getting 9-11 eggs! I have 22 hens.. hopefully soon here the eggs will get bigger in size so I can sell to help with their feed bill.. Today we are going to try to do some free range eating...
  10. Kelley Farms

    My eggs are starting!

    Now I just have to figure out who's laying which ones... They started out small and have been getting bigger! The little green one was her fist egg.. Don't know who laid this but it was almost goose egg size!
  11. Kelley Farms

    First Egg Countdown

    Our first green egg! Now let's gets some good sized ones!
  12. Kelley Farms

    First Egg Countdown

    I got my first eggs! 2 are really small and misshapen but maybe she will start laying bigger ones!
  13. Kelley Farms

    Strangest and Silliest Chicken Names?

    Hi I'm "Pickles"... My twin sister is "Cucumber"...
  14. Kelley Farms

    So confused! want to do it right

    I'm reading about taking care of my flock (22) they are now 8 & 9 weeks old. they are in a pen. I have hay in the roost area that I clean out weekly. they have a outside area that is dirt that I rake and try to clean up also. I was reading that people spray pen with "oxine" along with adding it...
  15. Kelley Farms

    just a update on my 6 weeks old..

    Stop pushing my time in the mirror! Starting to learn to roost! "Pickles" likes to just chill and sit on my lap for lunch. Was mucking pen and put old hay in bucket they thought it was a cool place to sunbathe "Sassy" and her name fits her. "snow" loves the camera They are...
  16. Kelley Farms

    My chicks have moved out to the pen!

    I put water nipples in today! Ill have to raise it up in a month or so but works for now, still learning
  17. Kelley Farms

    My chicks have moved out to the pen!

    I finally got a couple bales of hay to put on floor.. makes mucking a lot easier.. & working on water system using water nipples.
  18. Kelley Farms

    My chicks have moved out to the pen!

    I have 22 pullets, 2 of : black australorp, Barred rock,black sexlink, red sexlink,rhode island, silver laced wyandotte, gold laced wyandotte, golden comets, light brahma, & 4 ameraucanna's. We were also going to get 2 silkies and 2 cochin next week, but afraid of adding 4 more new ones to the...
  19. Kelley Farms

    My chicks have moved out to the pen!

    3 & 4 weeks old pullets.
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