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Our flock of 7 have been laying for 1 yr now. 4 RIR and 3 Barred Rocks. My ? is I've noticed the texture of the eggs aren't even. Some are really smooth while others are spotted and rough. They free range for about 2 hrs a day, get plenty of fresh veggies and fruits along with pellets. What...

I want to change our flock of 7 from mash to pellets. Can I just change when I run out or do I need to gradually change them to the pellets? As always thank you for your input.

Our flock consists of 4 Rhode Island Reds and 3 Barred Rocks. They're 37 weeks old and have been laying since they were 21-22 wks. My question is about egg color. Yesterday the weirdest thing happened. I was rinsing off eggs for breakfast and one of them all of a sudden started losing it's...

Ok, so I'm thrilled but confused. We have 7 26wk old pullets. 4 Rhode Island Reds and 3 Barred Rocks. This is the 3rd time we've received 8 eggs. We've also had 4 double Yokers since they started laying (on Labor Day)... Is this usual? I know it is common for there to be inconsistent...

I'm curious, what size is your flock? This seems to be such a large community so I thought I'd conduct a survey. We have 7 in our flock. 4 Rhode Island Reds and 3 Barred Rocks. I'll post the results weekly. Thanks all. Hope everyone has a great weekend. Beth

Our flock consists of 4 RIR's and 3 BR's. They are all the same age, 23wks. The RIR's started laying at 21wks, Labor Day. One of the Barred's started today. Since they started laying one of the Barred's has suddenly become very possessive, OF ME? If I pet any of the gals other than her she...

Why are they laying in the same nesting box??????????? 4 of our 7 are laying, however all keep going into the same box. We have more than enough nesting boxes............... So far no broken eggs. What should I do if anything?? Thanks all as usual for your great advice.

We just started receiving eggs on Monday, Labor Day. How appropriate. My question is, this morning when I went to let the girls out there were 2 in the same nesting box along with 2 eggs. Is this going to be a problem in the future. 2 birds laying in the same nest? Or will they figure it...

This morning after returning to their yard after terrorizing my veggie garden, one of the RIR's went into a nest box. First time in and out less than 45 minutes later. OURS is the little brown egg, from one of our 4 RIR's the large white egg is just an OLD large store bought egg. Our flock...

Good evening all. I'm curious as to how many BYCer's are out there in Southern California?

Don't know if this is the right place or not... Please move elsewhere, I promise not to be offended Today I went to our local feed store. I just haven't been all that sold on using shavings in our nesting boxes. No particular complaints, just curious if there would be something more...

Our girls are only 17 wks old. Their combs and waddles are starting to color up and get bigger. I was wondering whether most chickens laid their eggs in the early a.m. or when? My neighbors chickens are super loud at night, like 9 p.m. and later. I think it's a little odd, but maybe not...

I have both of the above growing in our garden as well as several other types. Can our flock now 17 weeks old eat these? If ok, can I give them either raw or cook? Thanks for always having the right answers.............

We are new at this and have found that our 7 girls LOVE LOVE LOVE Meal Worms. At $2.56 for 35 at Wal-Mart it is getting quite costly, especially when they want several each.................. My Worm Question is, what is the difference between Red Worms and Red Wigglers??? Which is easier...

Our 7 gals are 12 wks old and are sleeping in the same nesting box. It's hysterical, kinda like college students and crowding into a VW. Will they separate once they start laying? They are ridiciously tame, follow me everywhere and keep very close tabs on each other. They are "pets" who we...

I read on another website that mustard greens "may" be to toxic for chickens.? I have some and am now concerned about giving it to the girls.. Anyone know out there?? THANKS

Boomer is our 5 yr old mini doxie. He's only been around "chickens" for 9 wks, which is how old our girls are. Would we ever "trust" him with them unsupervised? No. We very much put everyones safety first. We've patiently worked with Boomer for 9 weeks allowing him to smell and even lick...

Just kidding. Every night for the last 2 weeks we've noted that our girls all head for the coop from 7:56 to 8:03 p.m. They start making this wierd little peep noise then start heading in. There is one Barred Rock who ALWAYS is the last one in and she ALWAYS takes whatever spot she wants. Is...

These are a 6 of our 7 girls. Is there such a thing as spoiling your chickens? Ours are 9 wks old and anytime they see me they go crazy. In an extremely friendly way. This pic is their FIRST time to roam MY yard. Mind you they have their own, just no access to "their" veggies.

Our coop interior for the most part is done? We have girls are 7 wks old and LOVE to sleep all in one huge nesting box. It's actually 2, I've just removed one divider. Will take some pics in the a.m. Their coop is above the ground and then the boxes are still up another 20"+ we currently...