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I remember how excited we were when Tammy laid an egg after a couple weeks with us. Goes to show how crappy her previous situation was that she hadn't been laying despite being an adult. And then again when we got more than one egg in a day, meaning one of the new hens was all grown up  It never ceases to amaze me that these little feathery creatures are just nature's incredibly efficient machines for somehow converting crumbles into magical eggs.
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Elmon posted:Got my first egg yesterday! Congratulations on the most expensive egg you will ever hold (next one is 50% cheaper, I think).
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Aug 23, 2023 21:20
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I found my first three eggs at once. They were a bit hidden. They were also from our youngest two chickens, but that isn’t surprising because they are a production breed so they started like a month before anyone else
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Aug 23, 2023 22:51
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First egg day is a beautiful day, congrats.
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Aug 23, 2023 22:53
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Yay for eggs! I have 4 layers out of the 10 that are old enough, 3 use an approved location and 1 has to lay hers in the sand under a pile of branches. I put some hay in there to reduce the sand stuck to the egg and she got so mad she laid her egg on the path instead. She won and I removed the hay. In roo news, our oldest cockerel has decided to start attacking people. He went after Mr.Joburg on Saturday and me today so his number is up. After my years of good roosters it is very disheartening to have raised three human-aggressive cockerels this year. 
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Aug 24, 2023 18:51
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ah, that is the worst! i ended up with two very aggressive little red bantam boys. all the other little guys are sweet but the two red ones run up and bite me. it's a shame because they're pretty  thanks for the GA lab option. i got my NPIP package today and it included a USDA number to call for free testing of unknown bird illness, so i'll try that first and see where it leads it also has a nice chicken calendar with cute chick pics 
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Aug 24, 2023 22:14
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Went to close up the coop. Look at these idiots.
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Aug 25, 2023 12:01
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love them. look at how dominant they are, how proud.
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Aug 25, 2023 13:42
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So we're going to have to rehome Florette. She just will not stop mounting and attacking poor Abbaye. Abbaye has lost feathers off her wing "wrist" and now the spot between them. Florette's the only one who is this mean. She's also broody a lot, so hopefully someone will take her to brood eggs. She'd likely make a good mom hen, but she just can't get over her hatred of Abbaye (who none of the rest have a problem with). Any suggestions on where to rehome? We don't want her ending up in a pot if at all possible!
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Aug 25, 2023 14:02
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I don't want to jinx it, but giving away a young, healthy laying Olive Egger should be very easy.
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Make sure your honest about why you're giving her away though, you don't want to paint a rosy picture and then have someone complaining that you gave them a demon chicken
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Scientastic posted:Make sure your honest about why you're giving her away though, you don't want to paint a rosy picture and then have someone complaining that you gave them a demon chicken A broody demon chicken. I got one of those from a poultry swap once. The owner was looking for anyone to take her for free. She turned out to be my favorite hen: friendly to people (except when she had chicks), completely bitchy to the flock, the fiercest mama. RIP Blazer.  (She is about to attack me in this pic, I was way too close for her liking.)
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Aug 26, 2023 02:08
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Well, that was easy. Turns out Mrs. Underbridge has a coworker with a small farm. With chickens. They get to free range during the day, there's roosters, and she takes good care of her flock. I'm driving her down on Sunday (about 40 minutes away). She even sent a pic of one of the roosters, and it's the same glossy black with metallic green sheen that she is. Hopefully, she'll get to spend her days brooding over fertile eggs and raising chicks. Still debating if we need a baby chick to keep the flock at 6. But it's kind of late in the year for that. I will want to hear reports on her and her new home.
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Had a little scare this morning where the girls (who have been digging a lot and kicking around their woodchips and bedding) managed to block their door closed. Thankfully it seems like it happened very recently this morning, the ones stuck inside with only food ran out to guzzle water while the ones outside dashed inside to get food. I'm going to look into safety measures I can implement to keep that door from being accidentally closed by them again. About two hours later everyone is content. I went out to see what a bluejay was screaming about nonstop and found this cuddle puddle in their yard: 
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Aug 26, 2023 18:39
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Dropped Florette off today. Once I got her in hand, she was calm, and she didn't seem to mind the box much. During the 40-minute drive, she was moving around in the box and occasionally pecking. Even had to cross a state line to get there. I wasn't exactly sure which house it was, since it was off a country road and the houses had letters attached to the number. I knew I had the place when there was a roo strutting around the vast lawn, a bunch of ducks were cooling off under their truck, and more hens were pecking around. It looks like a great place for her. The woman said she'd keep my wife informed on how she was doing. Now, hopefully, Abbaye can regrow her feathers. I got the rest a huge bag of worms to distract them from the missing hen.
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Aug 27, 2023 23:06
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MrUnderbridge posted:Dropped Florette off today. In other news, it's Nova's 4th birthday today.  (Nova, bottom step, enjoying the sunshine with the other hens)
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Aug 27, 2023 23:49
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'Become Ungovernable' is possibly my favorite bird name of all time and I am delighted every time I'm reminded of it.
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spookygonk posted:Enjoy your new family, Florette. happy birthday Nova, i hope she got lots of treats  5er posted:'Become Ungovernable' is possibly my favorite bird name of all time and I am delighted every time I'm reminded of it. 
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MrUnderbridge posted:Dropped Florette off today. Once I got her in hand, she was calm, and she didn't seem to mind the box much. During the 40-minute drive, she was moving around in the box and occasionally pecking. Even had to cross a state line to get there. Mann Act violation spotted!  https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/mann_act
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Sep 2, 2023 11:14
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Meet our new flock, the spice girls. Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Nigella and Pepper. (2 Isa Browns, an Australorp x New Hampshire, and a White Leghorn x New Hampshire)   
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Beardcrumb posted:Meet our new flock, the spice girls. Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Nigella and Pepper. (2 Isa Browns, an Australorp x New Hampshire, and a White Leghorn x New Hampshire) Those are some lovely hens! Congratulations!
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Pepper looks like she understands the assignment and is trying for a sassy pinup pose Why Nigella for the break in the spice names, out of curiosity?
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Pepper looks like she understands the assignment and is trying for a sassy pinup pose Nigella is famously pretty spicy 
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Sep 3, 2023 07:05
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Nigella is a spice we use a lot at home, also known as black cumin!
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Scientastic posted:Nigella is famously pretty spicy 
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Beardcrumb posted:Meet our new flock, the spice girls. Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Nigella and Pepper. (2 Isa Browns, an Australorp x New Hampshire, and a White Leghorn x New Hampshire) All adorable!
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Sep 3, 2023 10:59
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A friend, very confidently: chickens can't jump! Me: hold this grape.
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ynohtna posted:A friend, very confidently: chickens can't jump!
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ynohtna posted:A friend, very confidently: chickens can't jump!
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ynohtna posted:A friend, very confidently: chickens can't jump!
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Sep 6, 2023 19:57
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Today the chickens found a snake out in the woods. I think it was an Eastern King Snake but I’m not certain. After a while it got upset at the attention and feinted at them a couple times then left in a hurry. https://youtube.com/watch?v=EDPRpne3c1c&si=hbu_FussEwMDZkah
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Today Voltrarr is inside to keep Peanut Hamper company for her training sessions. The other side of her face is almost all white, she has a very unique look. She's suspicious of this new development, though.
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one of my sweet little quail boys passed away - i'm not sure if any of you remember house and wilson, but last week wilson flew into his final wall, and that night he snuggled up in his favourite box filled with shredded newspaper and fell asleep for the last time. they're dumb as rocks but they get into your heart. i'll never forget my little mango man, my sweet little rowdy coconut on legs
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Sep 8, 2023 22:36
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Roost in Peace tiny featherbundle ❤️
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Sep 9, 2023 07:38
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Aw, no. Good night, Wilson.
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Sep 9, 2023 08:55
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I haven't posted Ft. Clux in a while. I repurposed some old kid stuff and moved tree limbs that fell during storms.  
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I love their little jungle gym 
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The kids outgrew it so I thought it would be another great hawk hideaway for them.
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