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Good morning everyone! It looks dry out right one so I will run out and open the girls coop for the day. I am pretty sure that at least 3 of my hens have layer eggs but production levels are still low. I did get 11 eggs in 6 days from the 3 ladies. 2 of my amaericaunas have not started yet.. My...

So doesn't look like the chickens have a preferred time to lay eggs. Hopefully they will be ok with me only getting them twice a day. Before and after work 12 hours apart. Buttons uhgh? And wait, you trimmed her beak? Can you take a picture of that? Was there something wrong with it or was it...

I found egg number 2 this afternoon but this time not in a nesting box but rather in the furthest corner from the coop door. I actually could not even see it when I opened the door but thought I would climb in and check anyhow because it looked like someone dug a hole in the straw. Sure enough...

Exciting news is my coop! We had our very first egg yesterday 9/20/2014. It wasn't there in the morning when I went to let them out but it was there in the afternoon. That got me thinking.....what time do your chickens lay their eggs and when do you find its best to collect them? I am hoping to...

Good morning ya'll. It has been some time since I have posted in here for many reasons. (long vacation overseas, work, new pc....) Hope ya'll have been well in the meantime. As for an update here, my 20 meat birds are in the freezer and although they turned out small, I am happy with my first...

So when I was feeding the chickens I noticed "the smell" of chickens in the air. I move the tractor daily (morning and night). It rained a lot yesterday and last nights so I am wondering how much that has to do with it. I am a bit worried that this will get worse once I stop moving the chickens...

ohhh how cute!!! Sorry one did not make it.

So sorry to hear something got your Hen. I hope you chatch the guilty party and take care of business. Good luck with the rest of them. I can't imagine how hard it must be to wait.....I know I would be biting my nails. I wish I could do the killing of my birds since I would love to can them...

Good evening all. This sure has been a long week but tomorrow at 6pm my weekend will start =). I have been dragging my chicken tractor through the yard for the last couple of weeks, moving it roughly every 12 hours. Today I notice some effects of this ......its hard to see but it turns out the...

Way cool! She is pretty - I have to wait until the fair here to see if I can get somethings new and fancy

Welcome to the group! I am a newbie here myself but truly enjoy all the post and have learned a lot =)

too funny

Oh...here is the latest on my coop It still needs to get painted and a roof but they are mostly done with it. They sent me pictures today. It is supposed to be 8x6 on the outside but its not tall enough to stand up in (which that may be a pain in the Ar$$ later but we shall see.)

Rancher - I don't really know you BUT...You and your DW are in my thoughts. I think you must do what you think is best for you and your situation but I agree that with everyone here that it may be good for you mental health to maintain your hobby even if at a smaller scale. Best wishes and...

So Since I finished reading posts here I started reading the facebook BYC threads. Someone there posed this video. what are all your thoughts on this? Doesn't seem right to me but I know too little to judge. PS: rancher - you rule =)

lalalalalalala......that is so not what I wanted to read. My chickens are in a tractor and I am afraid something will get in there. Lets hope not!!! Yeah i understand - I will likely buy eggs and have soup chicks (roos) I suppose. Now I just have to get the guts to butcher the chickens.....

Interesting! I have a long wait yet anyhow as my buff is barely 5 weeks old. Wouldn't do anything until this time next year.

Sorry all I was not trying to say ya'll only hatch for showing. In fact I know you hatch for different reasons as I do ready you posts (as many as possible anyway). I was merely trying to say I would be interested to begin with in replenishing my flock =) Rancher - I expect my buff orphington...

Oh dear - I did not mean to start this lengthy of a discussion =). It seems there are a lot of ways to "skin the cat" or "feed the chicks" for that matter. I have enjoyed reading everyone's comments and ideas/opinions. For now I will try to go without grit since they are outside on the lawn...