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  1. sweetpumpkinfarm

    Counter vs Fridge what are your rules?

    and last newbie silly q: I’m guessing if I just soft boiled one & didnt wash it thats ok too? I hadnt thought about boiling before just cracking to cook.
  2. sweetpumpkinfarm

    Counter vs Fridge what are your rules?

    thank you!
  3. sweetpumpkinfarm

    Counter vs Fridge what are your rules?

    Thank you! I know not to wash the bloom but I havent been washing before I crack and cook? is that ok? also, after a week on counter can I put in fridge if unused?
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    Counter vs Fridge what are your rules?

    Hi! Our ladies have started laying & see lots of different info on unwashed counter & fridge lengths! What do you go by? we won’t have the volume to jar preserve & plan to give away half cartons when we hit peak laying. A few from this week for ref—I think today’s egg is from a new lady laying...
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    Battery operated / need radiant heat?

    thank you! yes, thats only ventilation when interior coop window is shut. I’ve thought of assing higher narrower ones but they also have a lower roosting bar on other side of roost where air wouldnt hit them directly & I’ve noticed they still opt to sit near the window. our coldest temps are...
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    Battery operated / need radiant heat?

    It’s our first winter with our ladies & I know we are not in a cold area (I am in SoCal) like people dealing with below zero temps. But I still worry when it gets to our lowest temps later this winter overnight if I need to have a heat source. In the summer I had a small portable battery...
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    Who laid this egg?

    update: it’s Cha Cha our cinnamin queen! I found her laying her third egg of the week today!
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    Bloom & water question

    First time chicken Mama and we have our first eggs!!! I know not to wash them to preserve bloom & we are keeping them on kitchen counter as we only have 4 ladies & don’t anticipate a big backlog of eggs. That said today I picked one up (to admire it, oops, newbie in awe!) and realized my hands...
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    Who laid this egg?

    and we had another today, exact same color so same lady!
  10. sweetpumpkinfarm

    Who laid this egg?

    thank you for this!!! and yes, that was one pricey egg but we made it for breakfast and thanked allll out ladies & it was worth every penny :)
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    Who laid this egg?

    her wattles may actually be reddest
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    Who laid this egg?

    Hi! We got our very first egg today! Based on how the girls have been acting my guess would be Cha Cha our Cinnamin Queen (doing the squat when you go to pet her) or Marshmallow our Wheaten Maran (she was in & out of roost all day). They are all 5.5 mos old. Silver laced wyandotte (Squirrel)...
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    Heat wave / is this enough to help?

    Thank you! This makes me feel better and great reminder about wings away from their body—my girls havent done that yet so good sign they are handling it better than me haha!
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    Heat wave / is this enough to help?

    thank you! I leave a pan of cool water with a frozen brick & some will stand on brick but none seem to stand in the water but hoping they try!!! I’m adding more bricks tomorrow.
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    Heat wave / is this enough to help?

    In southern california & having a heat wave thru weekend getting up to 103/5 in day & cooling to 80’s at night. My girls are in a covered run that has natural shade 90% of day & also a large space in run thats under the coop and always shady—its where their dustbath is & I run a fan into that...
  16. sweetpumpkinfarm

    hemp in coop cleanout when hems won’t roost

    we have: silver laced wynadotte; french cuckoo maran; cinnamin queen & wheaten copper maran
  17. sweetpumpkinfarm

    hemp in coop cleanout when hems won’t roost

    this makes sense! I actually found 2 on the roost this afternoon!
  18. sweetpumpkinfarm

    hemp in coop cleanout when hems won’t roost

    thats a great idea, thank you! in your experience what age range do they usually figure it out?
  19. sweetpumpkinfarm

    hemp in coop cleanout when hems won’t roost

    thank you! I’m going to try putting all of them on it tomorrow night!
  20. sweetpumpkinfarm

    hemp in coop cleanout when hems won’t roost

    thank you! I don’t have pics of roosts but can post them in am! the poop is just in that one corner & with only 4 chicks its not a ton so I’ve been spreading it out & sifting it nightly before they go to bed. I sift the sand run 2-3 times a day (basically whenever I’m in it). I was going to do a...
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