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Any of you now have advice on mites?!? Ughhhhhhh!! Went to get an egg out of the nesting box and it had mites crawling on it! I think I'm going to die!

Well, I officially put my first online order for chickens in today through my pet chicken! I shortened my list quite a bit since I have recently gained 4 red stars to my flock from someone... I only have light brown egg layers and the red stars are a bit darker. I will have 2 white leghorns, 2...

What beautiful eggs sophiaw00! That is my dream someday....! If I can get my girls to lay in their coop!!! They haven't been flying out of the pen, but I haven't had any eggs at all lately either (1 or 2 a day), so I am assuming the colder weather must be the cause. I have also introduced 4...

Wonderful! I will keep that on my list! I am so excited to add to my flock! I bought chickens last year without much research and took what our local TSC had which ended up being GLW, while they are beautiful I would like to add some variety... and hopefully I get a few more that will lay in the...

Yes thank you! I would love to know how she does! I am very excited about potentially getting colorful eggs too when ordering "easter eggers", my 4 year old LOVES collecting the eggs and blue/green ones would thrill him! Thanks for all the advise and I hope spring comes soon! 2 of my current GLW...

Alexandra33 I see you are an owner to a Silver Spangled Hamburg, and that is one that is on my "I think I have to have list" as well as some easter eggers! Any pros (besides beautiful!) or cons to that particular breed?

Hoping to order a few different breeds this coming spring for my flock since I have had bad luck at my local TSC with breed and gender (I am a newbie and told them I wanted pullets for eggs and they gave me several meat birds ) My question is, does anyone have any advice or experience ordering...

Now that I have removed the eggs from their hiding place I have not found ANY eggs ANYWHERE in our yard... I'm so sad! Are they trying to hide them on me?!?! I had 7 eggs left in 5 days and now nothing! They free range all day so our run is not enclosed on top and all but 2 can fly out...

We do have a run that they can all of a sudden fly out of so we are working on that, but they scope out my quiet dead end street neighborhood and free range all day. They will be sad locked up but hopefully they catch on quick! Is there a way to tell if the eggs are still ok to eat? They...

Thanks for all of the advice! We have one hen that lays in her box, so maybe locking them in the coop and run will help out! They don't tend to lay until 3-6pm currently so maybe a week or two not out and about will do the trick! Since I removed the eggs from their hiding spot, I found two of...

I have had one GLW laying about 5 eggs a week for several weeks now. We returned home from a 5 day trip today to find 7 eggs scattered behind our shed and under an old utility trailer. I felt like a kid on Easter today! I'm not sure if one or two more girls started laying while we were gone, but...

So far it looks the same color, but she may have more change to go... In 2 1/2 weeks she is already a whole new bird! I did look up that breed though and I can see that as a possibility!

Took in a hen that was neglected, and not sure what she is. As she is now getting healthy and very happy I noticed her tail feathers have black and when she flaps her wings the tips are white... Her body is a darker shade then her neck and head also... Age is unknown, thought she was very young...

I took in some rescue birds that were very neglected. They hardly had any feathers and were under weight. They were quarantined for a few weeks and have recently joined my other girls. They are still rough but have been very happy and eating well. I noticed a few "lumps" on the white birds and...

Found my first egg today... My GLW are pulling through at 19 weeks! And what beautiful girls they are! I don't think this was my Cornish cross (who I don't have the heart to get "rid of" because she's so sweet) who layed this... :D

I have been told that lately Mary! Thought we had white leghorns, but they are awful lumpy! They are about 15 weeks of age and I am currently looking for someone who might want some meat birds for a hen! My 4 year old son loves to talk to my Cornish x and pet his "Mohawk" :lau Here are pictures...

Yes I have recently cut down their intake and fruit and veggie treats even more... For a while I thought I was dealing with white leghorns until they started getting awful big and lumpy! I will try to let them free range more often with more water access throughout the day. He likes to lay down...

That's interesting, thank you! I'll try and keep them around for a while... I don't think I can make them a meal and it's hard to find anyone who wants a rooster!

Well I guess we will give it a go then! They are already about 15 weeks old (the pic is a few weeks old) and they love to free range all day... I would just hate to lose one more pullet! Thanks!

Bought my 8 pullets at my local TSC this spring and have two roosters in my flock. I'm not looking to breed as this is my first run with chickens and want to take baby steps lol! I don't want to sound silly but how long can I keep them in with my flock until I have to worry about breeding? Can...