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The only option I have is to out her in the barn...which is dark most of the time...I read something that says try to keep her in an area that is light for long periods of time...have you ever needed to make sure to do that?

You all ROCK! Thank you so much! House hunting have been SO stressful because I refuse to give up my chickens for a house (how's that for crazy chicken lady haha) and most of the houses in our price range are within city limits or have HOAs that don't allow them :-( Guess we will be house...

I had a hen go broody a few days ago, I don't have the option to do the "broody hen cage" that so many have talked about. Anything else I could try? Has anyone just let their hen go through this cycle with no eggs to sit on? I can't hatch any chicks and she has no eggs under her. Thanks so...

Hi All! I hope I can up with this thread! HAHA! I currently live in Shelton, WA but we are looking at buying a house in any of the counties/cities within a 30 minute drive to Tumwater. I currently have 5 hens that I love dearly and I'm finding out that there isn't a WHOLE LOT of extra/detailed...

@LindaA and @chicken-whisperer - you guys ROCK! Thank you all so much for the help! I'm also wanting to know about other animals as well - such as goats, rabbits maybe, who knows, I just would love to have some options!! :-)

Hi All! Our family is currently in the process of house hunting and I currently own 5 hens. I've been searching all over this page and all over the internet to find the ordinances regarding animals and I haven't found much. We live in Washington State, Olympia area to be more specific. I found...

Thank you for posting this! I was just checking the ordinances on Thurston County (we are looking at house in Rochester) and it says chickens are PROHIBITED - can anyone confirm this for me or have anymore recent info than from 2012? It will BREAK my heart if I can't bring my chickens with me!

I have 4 girls that I raised from chicks this year. I have them in a mobile coop that we move at least once a week, if not more, to keep the ground under them fresh. Due to where we live, we are unable to let them free range (which we found we couldn't after webcam already gotten them because...

I have one hen that lays right on the spot before 9am in the nest boxes. I have 2 nesting boxes for 5 hens. I checked the boxes and there doesn't seem to be pests, the other is laying in there daily. I don't believe she's a low hen. I've been spending a lot of time watching them and the...

Thank you all so much for your input! That particular hen that laid the egg in the run is, in fact, no longer laying in the nesting boxes :-( She was giving me the biggest eggs too! I love the idea of possibly keeping her locked in the coop for the first part of the day but unfortunately it's...

Hey All! Tonight as I was cleaning out my mobile coop this evening around 8pm my time, I had the chickens locked out in the run. As I was cleaning it out, I noticed one of my chickens that I thought was a rooster, start acting "funny". Before I knew it, an egg hit the ground, broke open and it...

Yikes you guys! So tonight I went to check for eggs and my Australorp that's been laying the most perfect beautiful eggs, laid a really odd one tonight. It was her 7th egg. It's pretty misshaped.....I'm worried she's not getting the calcium she's needing. I have it offered free choice and I need...

Oh gosh! LOL!

8 MONTHS!? Holy smokes! I would die of anticipation! LOL

THANK YOU!!! :-) We had a second hen lay her first egg today so I'm freakin out that we have two layers now!!! :-)

What a beautiful EE!! Thank you so much for responding. I noticed today that she was picking at the other chickens a little more. Ever since they were tiny, my EE and Silver Laced Wyandotte love to bump chests and fly up at each other lol. It's quite the show :-)

awwwww so frustrating huh?! I do have a question for you (and anyone else that would like to pop in and answer lol), are Easter Eggers a little more of a "hyper" breed? Like mentioned above, mine is thought to be a hen based on the pictures but my EE is always trying to spar with the other...

Here is what I'm currently feeding them. Some of my chickens that are the youngest are around 17/18 weeks. and then this is the brand of oyster shell I'm offering...

I I have a feeling I'm starting to board the same boat with you. My favorite hen started laying. Week ago, she gave me three eggs but hasn't the last three days. I feel like she's not touching her free choice oyster shells :(

My first hen just started laying a week ago and I panicked today when I realized that I forgot to start offering calcium and raced to the nearest feed store (TSC) to snag some oyster shell since we didn't have crushed egg shells readily available. I have a flock of 3 hens and maybe two...