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I have 26 chickens, barred rock, americauna, while leghorn, Rhode island reds and australopes. They are about 7 mo. old molting above tail feathers, eat and drink well, do grooming, but I keep seeing some droppings with small white almost like rice size white things, alot in some droppings. I...

I have had several double yolks, my RIR is laying,she is almost 6mo. I have also had two eggs that I swear were 2 1/2" long from my RIR, that had 3 yolks. I look at those sizes and think poor babies, oweee, sitz bath time!!! ha:) So much fun finding something new everyday.

I am having the same problem with chickens eating eggs. We have 26 pullets 28 weeks all laying 12 nesting boxes, huge enclosed area for them. I give them plain yogurt, oyster shells, fresh garden veggies, watermelon etc. etc. Yet I find them eating the eggs mainly ones dropped on floor coop. I...

Just an added note I have my pullets do the same, off and on, I have found where they pooped in them too, so I have been lining the nests with newspaper and then remove it in AM. So far nests are clean I change their bedding once a week more if dirty. I just have to be out early or boy do I get...

Heh, basically new too, my girls are 25 weeks. Last week I had a rhode Island lay two eggs both with no shells only membrane holding it. I have read this is normal , at first. Today I had a barred rock sit in her box for 45min. when I went out she stood up and popped out a marble size round...

I have read about that what do you suggest, they are such chicken chickens boo and they scramble. how do you introduce that, sounds like a good idea though.

My 26 girls are at 26 weeks and have been laying now since 18 weeks, up to about 21 eggs a day. My questions are concerning their nesting behavior . We have 12 nesting boxes and 3 girls will squeeze into one box,this is when my one leghorn will stay in the box and lay on all the eggs till I...

My leghorn started laying at 18 weeks,all my girls are in their 22nd week, I still only get about 9 eggs a day average. I have had a barred rock lay a whopper about 2" long, i swear. Too tall to fit in and egg carton. Most eggs are average, some still small. I do not believe my Rhode Island...

I have 26 chickens all pullets, they are 21 weeks old and are laying. Well I get about 8 eggs on a good day. I have 5 leghorn, 4 rhode island reds, 6 barred rocks, 6 australopes and 5 americaunas. They move to one corner of the coop at night. My husband built 12 laying boxes with entry boards...

My husband designed and built ours. It is built like a little house insulated top, bottom,sides. Walls are sheet rocked and painted, we put in a one piece linoleum floor and we also put lino leum 4ft up the walls. It has a ceiling fan, two slide up windows and for summer (we live in the...

Beautiful birds, they look healthy and happy.

Hey found your thread I am new. I live in Pahrump Nv. my first year here and loving it. In the house we have my wonderful husband, my parents now 88 and 87. We have 3 dogs and 26 pullets that are now 19 weeks old a mix of Ameracaunas, Australorps, White leghorn, Rhode Island Reds and Barred Rock.

Well placed my fake eggs, one each nest box, found one green egg yesterday, today my husband found a small dirty white one on the coop floor. I find the fake eggs moved aroune but thats it. My leghorns that were laying everyother day have backed off............. on strike I guess. Each day a...

Thanks for the information, I was really worried. I did find a new little suprise, one of my Ameracaunas lepft me a small green egg, only thing on the floor of coop. So far only my Leghorns use the nest boxes. Going today to get some fake eggs to put in boxes.

One of my 19 week old leghorn pullets did a moon walk yesterday. She was taking a dust bath and another pullet got on her back, my leghorn jumped up and then tucked her head and started moonwalking backwards. Then would go forward normally than repeat the head tucked moonwalk. I picked her up...

Hi and WELCOME, I am new to all of this too and just joined. Everyone is very helpful and have been giving good advice. I have 26 pullets White Leghorn, Rhode Island Red, Australorps, Barred Rock and Ameracuanas. They are now 19 weeks. My whites are laying, finally in their nest box, small...

Thank you all for your repy. I do have a swamper on as the days are now 100+ tomarrow is 108. I live in Pahrump Nv. I now have one that is laying everyother day using the nest now, I am still not sure which of the Five white leghorn it is, her egg today is double the first one. She lays about...

I have 26 pullets, they are 18 weeks old. We found our first egg today, NOT in the nesting box BUT on the coop floor. I have a BIG problem, ever since chicks THEY slept in corner together and STILL do, even with roosts. WHAT DO I DO? How do I get them to stop piling up in the corners?