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This pic was taken in January at the vet. At 10 months old Solomon weighed 135 pounds. His mother weighs 155 and his father weighs 170. For comparison, I'm 5'4" and 125 pounds. He is the sweetest dog I have ever had!!

Jubilee1111, so sorry. I didn't see your question. Solomon came from Groot Trek in Tallahassee.

I'm at TSC now. There are two vendors now, pigs and tack.

Waiting is such a drag! Many of mine are going through a molt, so even the ones that were laying (older girls I bought because I was impatient waiting for my original chicks to get old enough, lol) stopped laying. But there is hope! Some of my original girls have started to lay in the last...

Yay! I have been getting eggs from some of my hens (I bought some layers because I got impatient waiting for my babies to grow up). But today two of my girls laid their first eggs! My EE layer is the most consistent layer I have right now. The other three eggs (from left to right) are from a...

My hens (the seven that were laying) took a molt break. My EE got back on track a couple of weeks ago, but noone else. I have 20 hens total, 13 of them were too young to lay yet, but I was patiently waiting. On Saturday one of the BS finally laid again (32 weeks old). Today two of my young girls...

Doggielove: don't feel bad. My girls are 23 weeks and haven't laid yet. I got impatient and bought some laying hens and all but one have gone on strike for the last 2 weeks :( I'm hoping the cooler weather will coax them back into laying. The younger girls should start laying in the next few...

Relocating could very well just displace the problem. I worked on UCF's Marine Turtle Research team when I was in school. We started seeing more and more nests being scavenged. We found out that a well meaning man had been trapping raccoons on his property and relocating them in Sebastian...

Glad to hear your girl has followed through. I hope things go well!

Zazouse: Gracie is awesome! We are on 10 acres in west Florida. I have lost a chick to a hawk. We saw the hawk return and try the same trick. I fortified the coop to thwart it's efforts. It has returned, but no more losses, thankfully. I prefer not to kill anything. However, I also...

Congratulations! What breeds do you have and which one laid your first egg??

That is exactly how I justify checking the coops several times a day! I want to know who is laying, so I must keep an eye on them, right? I knew I would enjoy having chickens, but I was very naive to the infectious contagion I was exposing myself to! I love it! Right now I have 7 layers: 2...

Congratulations! I keep a record of who lays and the approximate time. That way I know when to expect the next egg from that hen. My layers generally lay the next egg approximately 26 hours later. I've been getting eggs since June, and I still look forward to collecting.

Here is a link on making a candler: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-make-a-homemade-egg-candler-using-common-household-materials Here is a link on candling eggs: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/candling-pics-progression-through-incubation-of-chicken-eggs Candling is shining...

Yes, I did candle them, but saw no development. I finally cracked open the eggs yesterday to see if they were infertile or fertile but arrested development. One was quite nasty with bacterial grow. The other six were either infertile or fertile but no development past day 2 or 3. I don't...

Well... yes and no. I find that keeping chicken math and "mammal math" separate for one BIG reason. If I lump all of the animals together (the ones we have and the ones we want), the number is much larger, of course, and potentially more overwhelming to hubby (he's working out of state, I'm at...

Thanks! You made me laugh. Of course, the dogs looked at me like I've finally lost it, but maybe I have! :rolleyes: