Hello, new egg here!!

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Thanks for liking the post about Dottie. The other 5 chickens make a 'buk/buk/bucaaawk' noise when they talk; Dottie still has a baby voice and says 'cheep/cheep/cheep'. Still trying to get a decent current photo to share.

 

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Update on the 6 Buff Orpingtons. Yesterday morning I saw some red on one of the chickens so I looked more closely. Yep, red. Checked and all 6 had red. They are growing wattles and the combs are a tiny bit larger! Even Dottie is growing wattles so she is on schedule with the others. WooHoo!!

 

[504272]

Update on my 6 Buff Orpingtons. They continue to grow and thrive. Dottie has outgrown her baby "cheep-cheep" voice and now talks like the bigger girls.

I'm pretty sure one of the 6 might be a rooster; too soon to tell.

One of the bigger girls actually lets me pick her up now; she seems to be okay with it - does not make a fuss. If I can get a leg band on her I will name her Ever. I once met a little girl whose first name was Ever and middle name was Peaceful...it was the late 60's and there were lots of hippies around. Three have names: Dottie, Pamela, and now Ever. If one turns out to be a roo he will be named Sasquatch, or maybe just Sassy.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Update on my 6 Buff Orpingtons. They continue to grow and thrive. Dottie has outgrown her baby "cheep-cheep" voice and now talks like the bigger girls.

I'm pretty sure one of the 6 might be a rooster; too soon to tell.

One of the bigger girls actually lets me pick her up now; she seems to be okay with it - does not make a fuss. If I can get a leg band on her I will name her Ever. I once met a little girl whose first name was Ever and middle name was Peaceful...it was the late 60's and there were lots of hippies around. Three have names: Dottie, Pamela, and now Ever. If one turns out to be a roo he will be named Sasquatch, or maybe just Sassy.

Such an awesome story you have to tell. So much better than a Puff the Majic Dragon one. Please enjoy your chickening years. You earned them. I am in the Puff camp but still like my chickens. If you can bond with chicken they will definately heal your soul. My current y batch aren't helping me much, my last ones did.

BTW my wife and I are vegan we don't even eat their eggs. The neighbors swear they are the best eggs ever(we free range them).

 

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Hello everyone! I haven't posted in a while because I have been busy trying to build a chicken coop. The coop is still under construction but today I managed to sort of finish a smaller coop-ette. It's a little small for 6 chickens but it's far better than having them inside the house. Here is the small coop-ette and the 6 Buff Orpingtons inside (one is Dottie the bantam). And, the best news is that one of these girls is ahead of schedule. Look!! First egg!!

 

[ronott1]

Hello everyone! I haven't posted in a while because I have been busy trying to build a chicken coop. The coop is still under construction but today I managed to sort of finish a smaller coop-ette. It's a little small for 6 chickens but it's far better than having them inside the house. Here is the small coop-ette and the 6 Buff Orpingtons inside (one is Dottie the bantam). And, the best news is that one of these girls is ahead of schedule. Look!! First egg!!
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Thanks! I'm wondering if the sardines and the dry powdered milk is what caused one to start laying early?

 

[ronott1]

Average point of lay for all breeds is 22 weeks. They vary from 16 to much higher though.

This is the time of year that they would start the earliest because of daylight hours being high

 

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Thank you. And guess what?! I went out back to give the girls a treat and there was a second egg! I better hurry up and finish building the coop and get the nest box area finished.

 

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Good news. The little coop-ette was secure and kept the chickens safe last night. They are a bit crowded but in a day or two, the outside run area will be finished and they will be able to move around more.

This morning I told my dog, Jack, to go find the chickens. He immediately ran to the guest room and was very confused that the room contained zero chickens. Then I took Jack outside and he suddenly remembered and ran out back to visit the chickens. Life with chickens is very interesting.