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  1. billkaroly

    When do SS lay?

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  2. billkaroly

    When do SS lay?

    By week 23 our two buffs had been laying eggs. Of all our birds they were #2 to start producing after the Leghorns. I think our BO's were laying by week 20 or 21. Should not be too much longer. I think our SS's just started laying this weeK. 24.
  3. billkaroly

    When do SS lay?

    I have two SS's and at least one of them is laying. We keep track of our chickens and they are now 25 weeks old. The week ending the 2nd of August we had 11 eggs, the next week 14, then 28, then 29 and this week we had 36! I am pretty sure only our Australorp is the only girl not laying yet. She...
  4. billkaroly

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    When my BO's were starting to mature I found a video out of Canada where it showed the difference between young BO pullets and Roo's. Pullets have, no pun intended, big rear ends, all filled in. Roo's on the other hand have something obviously missing in that department.
  5. billkaroly

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    My girls love it when I give them rose petals and there is a Rose bush near the corner of their run so when I go to pluck off the feathers... er...I mean... rose petals, the Buffs are the first ones their. I thinks it because the are just greedy little critters who love rose petals..... but they...
  6. billkaroly

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    We have two BO's and one Austrolorp. They are way different, at least mine are. Our BO's always come to the gate of the run when I being treats and the Austrolorp is always standing off to the side with her head cocked a little watching the action and seldom participates. We used to have two...
  7. billkaroly

    Rhode Island Red Thread!

    Ours rir laid her first egg at about 22 and a half weeks. Enjoys your chickens, they are awesome birds.
  8. billkaroly

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    Yeah. Awesome photos. Cool looking birds too. Love the scenery.
  9. billkaroly

    Leghorn Thread

    Here's something funny. My two Leggies are 23 weeks young and I cannot tell you if THEY have flopped over combs yet or not myself. But man! They are egg layin' mochenes! Boom shockalocka Boom! My Buff Orpies are not so bad either. I am pretty sure my girls' combs are not floppy yet but just...
  10. billkaroly

    Australorps breed Thread

    How old is your BA? Curious cuz ours is 22 weeks but not laying yet. Not worried however.
  11. billkaroly

    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Thanks. The music is from a website of royalty-free tunes. I thought it was perfect for the subject matter.
  12. billkaroly

    Leghorn Thread

    It's been my experience that chickens are not the dumb birds their reputation says they are.
  13. billkaroly

    Leghorn Thread

    I had read that leghorns in particular can start laying around 17 weeks so I was ready for them.
  14. billkaroly

    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    That was the first style I tried and it was worthless. One problem was we get high winds and they got blown over after a few days.
  15. billkaroly

    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    I made a short little video of our coop if you are interested.
  16. billkaroly

    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    A couple of thoughts. One is about why I clip my girls right wings and that is because some of them can fly higher than my six foot fence. It was more for insurance and we have a dog I do not trust with a chicken. And about feed. We are using Nutrena Layer feed. I give them treats every day...
  17. billkaroly

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    My BO's started to lay this week (week 21) at least one is anyway. Ten months seems like a long time.
  18. billkaroly

    Here Is My Green Eggs and Ham Coop Build

    We started it in March and finished in May. It houses 8 birds with plenty of perches and 3 nesting boxes. The water system uses the red nipples and in the winter will be insulated, heated and a pump installed to circulate the water. There are are also water nipples in the coop as well.The light...
  19. billkaroly

    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    I just clipped our birds wings (RIGHT ONES ONLY) for the fourth time. It's amazing how fast they grow back!
  20. billkaroly

    Leghorn Thread

    That's pretty funny. I watched a video on YouTube where a woman tested fake eggs on one of her hens vs a real egg and the real egg won every time. The chicken was no dumb bird. That's why I decided to go with a real egg.I've seen wooden egg ads locally on Craigslist but thought try the real ones...
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