All My Chickens..... a coop opera!

[BY Bob]

I wonder why some start out laying tiny eggs and others start out right away with large ones

I've never figured that one out myself.

 

[RoyalChick]

Haha!! I was wondering the same cuz that’s all the lady told me so I went home to Google to see what I got… they are black breasted red old English game bantams… that’s a mouthful so BB reds is better

Wow. Very pretty birds.

 

[WhoDatChick]

Double surprise from that beautiful brown egg

 

[BY Bob]

Double surprise from that beautiful brown eggView attachment 3909918

We have never had a double yolker in all the years we've had chickens. How often does everyone else get them?

 

[WhoDatChick]

We have never had a double yolker in all the years we've had chickens. How often does everyone else get them?

I haven’t had one for quite some time… and I’ve only had a few in all my years as well… I have heard of a place somewhere around here that supposedly only sells double yolk eggs… I have no idea how they achieve this

 

[WhoDatChick]

So today I sat and observed Itsy and Bitsy… and from seeing how they were behaving it makes me believe they have been living in a cage with a wire bottom their whole lives
They are in the mini coop so they are on the ground but I added some fresh dirt from the big coop so they could dust bathe… they were scared to death of the dirt pile and avoided it completely…. and it looks as if they are just starting to figure out how to scratch and peck! I was also very curious about where they’d sleep.. being in a new place and all so I went at dark to check and was pleased to see that they made it up into the coop but they were not roosting… they were just sleeping on the shavings. At least they are in there

 

[cavemanrich]

was pleased to see that they made it up into the coop but they were not roosting… they were just sleeping on the shavings. At least they are in there

Can you fashion a mini roost temporarily, maybe 12 inches high, off the floor. ??
A short piece of wood across 2 milk crates would work temp. Then they will get the feel of roosting. Chickens are dinosaurs, but also birdies.

 

[WhoDatChick]

If I have premium membership why do I keep getting an add covering part of my screen?! Keeps popping up

 

[cavemanrich]

If I have premium membership why do I keep getting an add covering part of my screen?! Keeps popping up

May have found the answer.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/any-home-bakers-here.921333/post-27932745

 

[WhoDatChick]

Can you fashion a mini roost temporarily, maybe 12 inches high, off the floor. ??
A short piece of wood across 2 milk crates would work temp. Then they will get the feel of roosting. Chickens are dinosaurs, but also birdies.

There is a perfect sized roost for them inside the coop… I guess it might take some time for them to figure that out… they sleep on the shavings right next to the roost.. thank you for your idea though