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So far, my Black Sex Link has been laying for about 2 weeks, and she lays within a half hour of noon, every time. If we're going to get an egg, she'll do it in that time frame. Obviously she never read the whole '26 hour process' thing! The Black Australorp who is laying, well, I'm really not...

LOL, a "None of the Above" option might have been good for those of us (like me) whose hens are in the minority and make no sounds at all when laying or greeting the sunrise or whatever. Seriously. I have 2 Australorps and a Black Sex Link and I keep expecting to hear them announce that...

2/3 -- but we're still waiting on the 3rd, she's still young enough to not be completely ready yet. Of the pullets that are laying, it would be a 2/2 day, our first! Whitewater

Yay! My almost 23 week old Black Australorp, Hestia, laid her first good egg today! In the middle of our heat wave, I might add. She follows our (assumed) Black Sex Link Antigone, who has been laying since July 30th 2010 and who has given us an egg almost every day even through the heat. I...

Here in Minnesota we're just not supposed to get this warm . . . heat indexes well over 100', reg. temps in the high 90's . . . record breaking temps are 94' . . . we'll break it tomorrow, and along with that temp, there's supposed to be 70 or more % humidity. I worry about the chickens. They...

I enjoy packing for a trip (got it down to a science now, particularly what with all the fees for checked baggage nowadays) but I HATE packing up ALL my stuff to move. DANG. And then having to unpack it all . . . I hate moving so much that Hubby and I agreed when we bought this house -- our...

I'm adopted so I don't know what I am biologically (save that I look *very* celtic) but my adoptive heritage is 50% Irish, and the rest about an equal split between French and Polish/Chechoslovakian (dang, I don't even know how to spell it anymore now that they're two separate countries!), with...

Did the bride mention the dress code on the invite? If she said something like 'Black Tie Optional' that means that you will want to find a nice dress that's no higher than knee length. Evening wear typically means no short (ie, knee length or shorter) gowns. How do I know this? Because I just...

If it makes you feel any better, my 2 Australorps are 22.5 weeks old and 21.5 weeks old and neither of them have started to lay yet, though the older one has been squatting for a week now. Both of them have combs and wattles that are quite a bit bigger and much more red than the ones in your...

Send a letter to your council member (or better yet, call or talk to him in person!) 'Yes, you can come over and thanks so much for your interest!' and set up a time for him or her to come see your setup and talk to you about the benefits of chickens. He probably wants some ammo when he goes to...

Yeah, I cried at the sentimentality until I discovered what the Humane Society's *real* agenda is (along with The Animal Rights Group Who Shall Not Be Named). Then I started to throw things at the screen because they were a bunch of . . . . er, well, family friendly site and all, I'll just say...

In my city, noise ordinances are enforced 24/7/365. Doesn't matter whether it's a car's stereo blaring at 3pm or a gang of teenagers shrieking at the top of their lungs for no good reason at 3am (when questioned by the cops, their answer? "Just because we can" . . . cop informed them and their...

The answer to this question will be in your town/city/county and/or state ordinances that talk about noise or other nuisances. There may be nothing about animals, but you can bet that there is a noise ordinance somewhere, and your roosters may well constitute a noise nuisance, and therefore a...

When I open the door all 3 pile out, it's fun to watch. Unfortunately they have to share the yard with my two dogs who *cannot* be anywhere NEAR my birds, or else. This meant that I *had* to find a way to get the birds in and out of their coop without waiting for dusk, essentially, putting them...

One of my Australorps, Cassandra, makes a sound when she's worried about something that sounds suspiciously like 'Uh-oh!' Same tone and inflection and everything! I wouldn't put it past them to be able to imitate sounds, my three are pretty smart for having such small heads! Whitewater

Thanks for all the ideas! I went to the store after work and got them some lowfat cottage cheese (plain) and put some in a bowl, enough for each pullet to have about two tablespoons worth, along with a few cracked corn kernels and some greens to let them know that there was food in this bowl...

Has anybody ever experienced this before? On July 30th, our Black Star started laying at 20.5 weeks and for the first few days all was well. We got 3 good eggs in 4 days, and I figured there was nothing to worry about, though I knew I needed to get to Tractor Supply to get them some laying...

Morningstar -- While I feel for you and your situation (which pretty much bears out what the AC officer told me about the kind of calls they get regarding chickens -- that it's always the illegal folks who have the problems), coming here and posting won't do much good to change things. It's a...

I think the most attractive thing about Johnny Depp, in my opinion, is the fact that he's a brilliant actor, a devoted partner, and an equally stunning father. It's what makes Will Smith and Hugh Jackman attractive to me as well (although yikes, I saw HJ just about naked -- right down to the...

Goodness Well, to try to fit Hubby and self in a neat little box would really be missing the point, I think -- and I also think that there's not a big enough box! The best short phrase to describe us would be 'counter-culture'. I have multiple tattoos, Hubby has shaved his head by choice...