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Quote: The thought of a hidden nest did cross my mind after my RIR, who always lays in the nest box, dropped one under the deck. I crawled under there with a flashlight and also a thourough search of the flower beds yeilded nothing, not even an indentation. When my three older birds went into...

Quote: Great advice, spoken like a true chicken fan, hope springs eternal! I started my backyard chicken adventure nearly two years ago and still get excited every time I check the nest boxes. Not so much when I have to crawl under the deck to collect an egg, but that's another story....

Quote: Yes, That's what I was hoping to hear about about the Speckled Sussex breed, perhaps they have a habit of being a bit on the late side. My RIR, and BSL from the previous year began laying in the early summer months, but the Silver Wyndotte did not start in until October.

Quote: Thanks for the info about spraddle leg, something I've never heard of. I'm embarassed to say that I noticed the deformed claws as soon as she was put in the birdie box at the feed store. I was too timid to say something to the very rushed, rude kid that was on chick detail. That won't...

I could use some advice on a Speckled Sussex hen that I have raised since a chick. I have a flock of five, with the ss being one of two added last spring. They are housed in a toy coop, but free range a very large back yard. She is the lowest on the totem pole, but is not harassed. She is fat...