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    What are golden sex links?

    Hi - I can’t speak for anyone’s experience but my own, but here are my two cents: 1: Good question! 😆 But they will start! I’d expect around 4-6 months. Of course, the eggs will be really small at first, then quickly getting larger. 2: mine are two years and are still laying almost every day. 3...
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    Weird goose ?

    Thanks for posting this reply! I've often found chicken eggs with the halo, also thinking this might mean fertilization, except this sometimes happens with store-bought eggs where the hens never meet roosters. Good to finally understand!
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    Bee’s in the chicken feed – should I worry?

    We’ve had this same issue for a couple years now, always early in the SE Texas “spring” (read: January). We’ve ordered our first hive, but I don’t think they’re due to arrive for several weeks. Hoping we’ll have plenty of wildflowers in bloom along with our flower & vegetable gardens.
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    Texas Rat Snake eating eggs?

    Ours comes by around once every week or two. Caught a young (3 ft) one with an egg in his mouth. Got a bit awkward as my dh flung him by the tail. The egg flew a little further, but it didn’t break. Feeding the hens our old egg shells works! Snake was pissed! 😆😆
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