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[minihorse927]

Lol, great story or your childhood! You can house them together but beware of the mud situation. Chickens don't tolerate the mud like a duck will. It's better if you can house them seperately.

Yes, you substitute 1 duck egg for 2 chicken. You can eat them like regular chicken egg, they taste a little stronger though. They're not tough or any different in texture.

I'll get back with you.more later, I have to go to work. :/

 

[Outpost JWB]

We are newer to the backyard chicken fun. Live outside of Cambridge, OH. 5 Buff Orpingtons that is soon to grow to 10 or 12. Have enjoyed the forums and have learned a lot from all of you.

Welcome to BYC! I have 2 Buffs and just got 2 buff chicks. We will probably get more soon because they grow so quickly and they are good egg layers. We also have 62 other chickens.

 

[Outpost JWB]

@minihorse927 , I separated one of the young CCLs I got from you into a breeding pen day before yesterday. I gave him 6 EE hens.

I also have the older rooster with the 2 CCL hens. Hoping egg production picks up. I have the incubator, just no eggs

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Since the cold seems to be slowly going away, I am going to take all the steps to get egg production back. We did have a bunch of extension cords stretched out the 3 acres to the lean-to coop. Somehow, it quit. And we think somehow the electric was going into the ground. Therefore spiking up our electric bill

. Anyways, no more light in the coop. Just a sliver of natural light.

 

[minihorse927]

@minihorse927
,  I separated one of the young CCLs I got from you into a breeding pen day before yesterday.  I gave him 6 EE hens. 

I also have the older rooster with the 2 CCL hens.  Hoping egg production picks up.  I have the incubator, just no eggs .

Since the cold seems to be slowly going away, I am going to take all the steps to get egg production back.  We did have a bunch of extension cords stretched out the 3 acres to the lean-to coop.  Somehow, it quit.  And we think somehow the electric was going into the ground.  Therefore spiking up our electric bill .  Anyways, no more light in the coop.  Just a sliver of natural light.

I know the feeling! I seperated my swedish flowers out and I got 5 eggs after that and now no eggs! I keep hoping to go out there and find some eggs from them! I have barn lights running from 530 or 6 am till 9 and 10 pm so I know they are receiving plenty of light. Plus they get sunshine inside there. I think they just said the heck with this. Cooped us up in this dang stall and won't let us out and forced us to live with the black based rooster! . And then you locked up 6 ducks with us! (It's a big area, they're not cramped up) I really think they're just mad and refuse to lay. I want sfh babies of my own. They need to get with it. I've got 3 I hatched from someone else's eggs on the brooder now. My chocolate orps I have left are doing an ok job with an egg or two every couple days. The ohiki have slacked off some but seem to be picking.up with the warmer weather

 

[minihorse927]

I bet that boy is happy to have 6 girls of his own too! I'm glad to see you're enjoying them and they're happy and healthy. Hopefully once you fix your lights they'll get busy laying.

 

[minihorse927]

I found chocolate and chocolate cuckoo large fowl orps! Going to look at them tonight!

 

[SilkieSensation]

I found chocolate and chocolate cuckoo large fowl orps! Going to look at them tonight!

Ooooooo...eggs please if you get them!!!

 

[minihorse927]

The chocolate pullet is 8 or 9 months and laying but the cuckoo are 4 to 5 months old so it will be a while before they lay!

 

[minihorse927]

And for what she priced them for as long as they're not junk I will be buying them!

 

[hlk82]

The chocolate pullet is 8 or 9 months and laying but the cuckoo are 4 to 5 months old so it will be a while before they lay!

Oooh, I would love some of those eggs. Been looking to expand my orps, and I loooooove the chocolate, but didn't want bantams. Let us know how it goes!