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Looking for bantam pullets/hens (2 or 3 no roosters!) to add to my small flock. not picky on breed but i prefer cochins and silkies. If in NJ area i can pick up but prefer that you can ship. A fox destroyed my small flock and I have some sad children. :-(.

Looking for bantam pullets/hens (1 or 2 no roosters!) to add to my small flock. not picky on breed but i prefer cochins and silkies. If in NJ area i can pick up but prefer that you can ship.

My Bantam Cochin likes to lay eggs and then hang out in the coop. If I kick her out she's fine and doesn't go running back in the coop to sit on eggs but she needs to be encouraged to leave. If she doesn't have to lay an egg she doesn't go into the coop and sit on anyone else's eggs. Laying...

I have a terrific Silkie hen who is a little more than 11 months old. She had not started laying until about a month ago when she laid 3 eggs over a 6 day period, 1 every other day. And that's it! She laid those 3 eggs and hasn't produced anything since. Any idea what might cause her to...

The weather has been pretty odd lately... it was low 50s last weekend then got into the mid 70s by mid week. yesterday and today it has been cooler again, high 40s and drizzling. Since Sunday my EE who has been a reliable layer hasn't produced an egg. Can these dramatic changes in weather...

I'm looking for 2 bantam pullets/hens. Not too picky about breed but prefer EE or Silkie. Mainly kept as pets but enjoy getting eggs so healthy hens are a must! No cockerels! Must be able to ship to NJ. Negotiable on price and willing to pay the cost of shipping.

My bantam EE layed her first egg 3 weeks ago and then proceeded to lay an egg just about every day for 2 weeks. Suddenly, about a week ago she stopped laying. When she was laying it was unseasonably warm and now it is well below freezing. Could that be why she stopped? Any ideas?

New to raising chickens... I live in a densely populated but suburban part of NJ. I don't have a ton of backyard space and the chickens I'm about to receive (2 Silkies) will be just as much pets as a source of eggs. I recently purchased and received an Eglu Go as it seemed like a good coop...

After years of considering raising chickens just 12 miles west of NYC I just received my Eglu Go coop. 2 Silkie chicks are arriving later this summer! Any other Montclair/West Orange/Verona area folks on this board?