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After you said that it could be a white rock I looked up some picture of them and they do look alike. When I ordered my chicks I ordered 1 white leghorn but maybe they goofed up. Because I did get a Easter egg layer when I didn't order one, so I do get a blue egg every day or so. She does have...

We have 13 chickens one of them ordered was a white leghorn. They are all about 25 weeks old and we have not gotten a white egg yet. We now get between 9 and 11 eggs a day with the most being 12. They are all light brown to dark brown in color. I guess my concern is this???? Are White...

Quote: Speckledhen You say they don't need grit to digest hard boiled eggs? Is there any other types of treats that do not require grit for them to digest?

Quote: If you are ONLY feeding them Chick Starter or Pellets they do not need any grit at all. You do need to feed them grit if you feed them people food and they are not allowed to go outside to get there own grit If someone else could chime in and verify this that would be great.

Quote: I had recieved 13 baby chicks on Oct. 19th and they were eating more then a quart of feed a day. My chicks have just turned around 4 1/2 weeks old and they have just about cleaned up there first 50lbs of feed it will probable be gone in the next few days. You really need to get a coop...

Quote: GREAT THANKS DAWN Thats kinda what I has thinking but just can't hurt to double check. And what better place then here to do so.

My Chickens are out the the coop now but there just about 4 1/2 weeks old when is it necessary to mount the nesting boxes?

Terry How long do you plan on keeping them in your class room? Because they will out grow a cardboard box pretty fast. My new chicks are 4 1/2 weeks old and starting in a 2'x3' plastic tote and were too big for it by 2 1/2 weeks old then I put them in a 4' x 4' & 2' tall brooder cage and I...

Smitty's Farm : Wildsky, So glad that you posted this thread. Where did you buy your themoter for the coop? I still need to get one. I constantly worry about my birds keeping warm this winter. It's my first winter with my flock. As hindsite, my husband insulated our coop, but don't know if...

Quote: Here's a link to a posting a week ago or so about using plastic over the pop door. Lots of great ideas in it. Hope the link works. http://backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=21828

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Quote: Thanks K8tieCat & wortgames for thwe wonderful idea. I am for sure going to try this in my coop. Love the pictures

Quote: Did you buy them for Meat, Eggs , or pets?

Has anyone here ever bought the Cornish Game Hens from Murray McMurray? Heres the link http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/product/cornish_game_hens.html Just wonderin if the carry the same problems as the Cornish X Rocks I see that you bucther them at 2- 2 1/2 lbs so I'm guessing they don't get...

Quote: I found this article on the Web!!! Can you eat eggs with blood spots? Eggs with a visible blood spot on the yolk are safe for consumption. The spot can be removed with the tip of a knife. Blood or "meat" spots are occasionally found on an egg yolk. These tiny spots are not harmful and...