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    Weather

    I live 7 minutes north of downtown Boston, MA. Our weather and temps have been in the single digits up to 15 below and my girls are doing great! They lay everyday too. I do however have them in a coop in the garage but they come outside and when their feet get cold go back in.... They are...
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    Comment by 'girlybirds' in article 'Winter Chicken Keeping'

    I moved the girls into the garage last night, when I let them out into the yard, one went directly into the old coop to lay. Does anyone know if they will eventually lay in the new coop? I do not plan on heating the coop, is the garage good enough protection from the elements, they have a coop...
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    First Egg Countdown

    Congrats! I wanted blue/green layers too, but at the time i purchased my girls they did not have any! Cant wait for your pics!
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    Poultry Photo Contest!

    This is Mother Hen, she's 18 weeks in this photo and I believe she is a White Rock! She was thrilled with todays' harvest! (YUMMY MUMMY)
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    First Egg Countdown

    Hi Sunflower, I was just wondering what part of the country you are in? I've been considering putting a light in the coop, or just on a timer for a couple of hours in the morning. I'm not keen on messing with nature, so it's up in the air. I live in MA, my girls began laying on the 9th of...
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    First Egg Countdown

    I live in MA, I too thought maybe its too cold and I wasnt getting eggs till spring! But on October 9th, I got 2 eggs and been getting 2 a day since, the girls are taking a day off in between so 4 laying every other day. This is normal when they first start. More than just the color of the...
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    First Egg Countdown

    Congrats! Isnt it great ! I too thought I'd never get eggs, especially since daylight is now 2+ hrs. shorter!!! I've had eggs everyday and 4 of the six are laying, seems like they are taking a day off ! I'm getting 2 a day right now! So happy though and nothing like fresh eggs, now I know...
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    First Egg Countdown

    Congrats, my girls finally started yesterday and laid today, well 3 or 4 of the 6! So eggcited! I was beginning to think it would never happen! Yay
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    First Egg Countdown

    FINALLY, Yesterday i got 2 eggs! And 2 more today! One of my NHR's laid and my White? laid! I knew they were ready but the NH didnt want the Big White? near the coop, (took some time for me to figure this out) the noise was unreal then Big White grabbed ahold of NHs' behind, I realized they...
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    My chicken sang the egg song!

    Awesome thanks for that! Im still waiting they squat and are very vocal but no eggs! I was told they'd lay mid june/july ya well its end of august? They look like they are ready well some of them, the waiting is horrible. I do enjoy watching them though, so funny! Lately one of the ? white...
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    First Egg Countdown

    The waiting is killing me, I have 2 PR's, 2NHR's, and 2 White Chickens? they were supposed to be White rocks but they are not! I think they are leghorn?? I know they are almost ready, they are squatting, hanging in the nest boxes, they are well fed and spoiled rotten!!!! Every day they do...
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    Comment by 'girlybirds' in item 'Production'

    Great thread, I got my first flock a couple of months ago! I live in the a city just out of Boston,ma and can only have 6. 2 PRIR, 2 NHR, and 2 white?'s! One of the PR's was bullying the others, pecking till they bled. I put her in another crate and after 3 days put her back, no luck! So I...
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    Bleeding From her bottom, so upset pls. help?

    Thank You lithiachick, I was a bit surprised too, but maybe I did not post in the correct place? I'm new to the site and really haven't had the time to navigate my way thru it all. These girls are keeping me busy lol! I can hardly wait till someone starts laying? They have a few weeks to go...
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    Bleeding From her bottom, so upset pls. help?

    Thank you for the reply, I seperated her and watched closely! The next day another one, same thing I was really worried. That night while in bed I was thinking and omgoodness, I had given them some strawberries adn blueberries they didnt like them too much and that was the problem, everyone is...
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    Bleeding From her bottom, so upset pls. help?

    Went out to find a lot of blood in the coop, then found one of my 4mth old PR's bleeding from her bottom. I put her bottom in warm water, she was calm, I then held her in my lap in a towel and she slept as i pet her, she seemed very comfortable as i made my coffee etc... holding her. I called...
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    Chicks Pecking Each Other to Death

    I have 2 nhr, 2pr, and 2?'s (white rocks?), yesterday i noticed my bigger white rock was bleeding, so i watched and didnt see anything. This morning I got up to find the smallest nhr, pecking everyone and drawing blood, they are 14 weeks old and need to go out! I took the bully out and put her...
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    White Rock with green legs??

    Hi of my six, two are supposed to be white rocks, but I noticed green legs on one of them? Im a new Mom so I was very concerned at first, could she be an EE??? Thanks they look just like the pic of the white one in your post? Thanx again
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    Salmonella Outbreak

    oops "new"
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    Salmonella Outbreak

    lol, well like I said I'm knew to this site and wasnt sure if you all knew! I like your reply: Mt Healthy! lol
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    Salmonella Outbreak

    Hi All, I'm new to the site and not sure where to post this info, I was shopping online at the Tractor Supply and there was an announcement. The outbreak is in 26 states and there are 126 cases to date. The chicks were all traced to one hatchery, they are mail order as well as suppliers to...
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