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Quote: Seafoam green would have been great , but thanks for the compliment and I have to admit I really like this color . If my Ameraucanas lay this color instead of the pastel blue the breeders strive for , I'm not going to mind one bit .

Yay Chicks! : What I'm learning is that there is a lot more weird behavior that is "normal" than any thing to be concerned about. My little weirdos lay outside the nesting box - on the coop floor, on the floor of the run in a pile of cecal poo - and then the next day everyone will lay in the...

Quote: Thank you ddawn , I've never bothered to observe pre-lay behavior , and its really both entertaining and educating . This EE had some ruffled feathers where the wings would cover if not cropped [ she's pretty flighty ] but has lost the ruffled look . The CX pullets are not always...

Quote: Thank you for your concern , but I believe there is no reason for it . I've seen large fowl roos cover bantams with no problems , and none of these pullets shown any signs of harm . The big guys are too slow to run down a pullet and take her against her will as I've often seen roosters...

Quote: ETA : She finally made her choice of nest boxes . Her first egg pictured between a store bought Grade A Large and one of my other pullet's tan egg

She still appears quite healthy and quit nest shopping ; but no green eggs so either she's laying a tan egg or still getting ready . Actually the little pullets seem unphased by the weight of the CX ; I think its more difficult for the the larger CX pullets to bear the extra weight . This boy...

Quote: Thanks for your reply . No , she's been in the same pen with 3 CX cockerals ; last month I culled the extra cockerals from that pen and more recently added some other pullets . Yesterday she was not engaging in any nest sitting and there was a brown egg in one box . Kinda hoping it came...

I'm not new to chickens , but have never taken an interest in their laying behaviors untill now . I have a breeding project going on and several breeds of pullets involved . I have a CX that will interupt her feeding [ not much inspires those girls to leave the feeder when the amount of feed is...