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They have all been laying eggs right along for anywhere between six months and five years.

I have NHR, barred rock, Easter Eggers, Whiting True Blue and one very old Speckled Sussex. We normally get a mix of clear blue, blueish green and brown eggs, with a very occasional pinkish brown from the SS. Today, we got a pure white egg. Who should we suspect?

Just another report from the front, two years into our Cackle flock: We have lost a couple birds. We initially had five each NH Reds, barred Rock and Speckled Sussex. While our Cackle NH Reds have laid huge brown eggs dutifully since before 20 weeks, one has developed ongoing issues with her egg...

Any chicken keepers here from Marlborough, MA?

Meltel, what a horrific experience. Can I ask when that happened? Was it recent?

Sorry, no idea about shipping costs.

Knock on wood, but 18 months later, we still have all 12 chickens that we ordered from Cackle. They have been good, productive layers up to now, when they are going through their first molt, and are well tempered with us and each other. I have noticed some trends here with regard to the type of...

As Aart notes above, do pay attention to air quality. That's a lot of birds in the summer. If the ammonia fumes build up, they won't go inside. Smart birds!

Just found tiny little striped worms in one of the fallen blossoms. Had not seen that before. I think maybe it's melonworm. I think I will spray it down with Neem and see if that makes a difference, unless there is a better organic option?

Not precisely sure how to tell the difference, but they have been blooming profusely four weeks, so I am sure there are both. Squirrels makes sense, we have them aplenty!

So unhappy, big healthy zucchini plants and not a single squash. Something is just biting off every flower, and I can't see any bugs on them. Well fenced against larger critters. Could it be bird or a mouse?

Yes, thanks for doing this. Our town doesn't allow roosters so no breeding here, just our 12 girls. We need a stud service! Will subscribe.

How did they fare?

Their sexing was perfect; ordered 30 pullets, got 30 pullets. Big concern for us, too, as our town doesn't allow roos. Funny you should ask about the Reds. Most are the standard reddish brown color, but one girl has some paler feathers mixed in. We named her "Ghost." And she started laying...

We have five Barred Rock, four New Hampshire Red and three Speckled Sussex from Cackle. We had ordered 30 to split with a friend ... All have been incredibly healthy, good layers and good tempered birds. One of the SS (We call her Lav-Lav, short for Lavender, Potter fans might get the reference)...

Thanks for all the responses. Our bucket does have vertical nipples. It's all we could find at TSC. We also have a submerged heater snaked through the top hole. I don't think the threads are leaking; our birds just seem to be messy drinkers.

Could people who use this method speak to how they keep the litter dry? We just started using using a suspended bucket with nipples and they leave quite a bit of water on the floor of the coop. Thinking about moving the water outside but it will be pain in our New England winter.

So sorry for your loss!

Massachusetts chicken keepers here. Between Worcester and Framingham. We have 17 hens; our town does not allow roos.

ok. I haven't raised that many, so I am interested in your perspective. It certainly seemed early to me. But we didn't have any older chickens. It clearly came from that hen, and she started laying regularly after that. It did make me check my dates!