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  1. HHomestead

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    My hens on on a run...... 10 days 100% production from 6 hens. Is this normal? Should I expect this on a regular basis? I purchased several breeds and only 1 hen was known for daily production. So I am pleasantly surprised. I am new to having chickens (obviously) and purchased these chicks last...
  2. HHomestead

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    All of Washington state is now under shelter in place. :(
  3. HHomestead

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    8 days in a row with 6 eggs per day! I found the missing one from Saturday hidden in a secret spot with a fresh one today! That particular hen is the only one who produces a green-blue egg and was the only one I thought didn't lay on Saturday. Have any of you ever had a chicken lay two eggs in a...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    I got it off of Amazon in 2016, works great. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0113UZJE2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
  5. HHomestead

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Update: 3 days in a row of getting 6 eggs, 1 from each hen! There was one XXL that weighed 90g!
  6. HHomestead

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    YAY! I got 6 eggs from 6 chickens today! 100% - so egg-cited...... ;)
  7. HHomestead

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    yesterday made two days in a row of getting five eggs out of six hens for the first time! What made it even cooler was that I knew the day before that I was getting five the next day based on how many girls were "squatting" for me in the afternoon. If this ends up proving true then I will get...
  8. HHomestead

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    The last week I have had 3 or 4 everyday now! My little Astralorp continues to lay one per day first thing in the morning. With six hens, I wonder when I will have 6 eggs in one day for the first time? I also do not think all 6 of them are laying yet. Everyday is exciting to go see what I can find.
  9. HHomestead

    Official BYC Poll: How Long Have You Been Raising Chickens?

    I have been interested for a couple decades but never had the place to raise them. We were finally able to get started this last September with our 7 year old. We started with 3 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Blue Sapphires, 1 Cream Legbar, and 1 Black Astralorp. We lost 1 of the Blues already so we are...
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    Dog plus chicken owners chime in please

    German..... we have that in common. Well I am new to chickens and training puppies so I have a lot to learn. We have been looking at training options and have not yet settled on one. My sister is a vet and her methods/recommendations have not worked yet. Thanks for your advice! :)
  11. HHomestead

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    I haven't weighed any of mine yet. Is there a reason one should beyond curiosity or recording statistical averages? I had one or two really large ones that tasted great and had several yokes. As of now, we are getting a regular production of small to medium sized eggs. We just started laying in...
  12. HHomestead

    Dog plus chicken owners chime in please

    We have two dogs. A huge 130# yellow lab who is a huge scaredy cat and will not mess with our other animals including the chickens. We also have a German Shorthair Puppy who has natural bird dog instincts plus she is an alpha dog. She has found a way into the chicken shed numerous times and I...
  13. HHomestead

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    WOW, today we had four eggs when we came home! That's a first for us......
  14. HHomestead

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    We are up north in Washington and our hens started laying too. Our black Astralorp is laying almost one a day. Some of the others are too. We are getting about two eggs a day out of our small flock.
  15. HHomestead

    First egg!!!

    Congratulations! We got our first egg about the same week as you! It was so exciting. The next few were softshell and then I got this really large one that filled the palm of my hand. It was the largest egg I had ever seen. Since then, we have more hens laying, one of which is laying a small egg...
  16. HHomestead

    First Egg

    Here was our first egg on 1/15/20. It was a little bit of a surprise as I thought we had to wait until 6 months. This was at only 4 months and since then, we have continued to get more eggs from 2-3 of our hens. We have one black Astralorp who is laying a small dark brown egg every morning and...
  17. HHomestead

    @H^2 - Intro

    Hi y'all, (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, brand new to chickens, although my mom was raised on a farm and I remember their chickens when I was young. We started on this journey this last September. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We originally...
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