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Comment by Lindea on November 3, 2010 at 2:59pm

Hi Nicole, It's actually easy for me to tell because I have 4 different varieties of chickens and each of their eggs looks different. I'm not sure how you'd tell if they're all the same breed.

Comment by Nicole Graham on November 3, 2010 at 1:49pm

Hello! It's been awhile since I've been here so thought I'd drop in and ask a quick question. Does anyone know how to tell if a chicken is laying or not? I'm not getting many eggs now and it would be good if I knew who was still laying during the colder months.

Comment by Lindea on October 11, 2010 at 8:03pm

Thanks Jacquie for your advice. The newbies are the dominant chickens and really attack my 2 girls when given the chance. But I really need to move on the integration soon with the weather turning cold. Let me know if you'd like to come meet my chickens:)

Comment by Jacqueline Milikien on October 11, 2010 at 12:04pm

Well it;s kinda of hard to integrate new chickens into a flock but because there is more than one, the newbies can stay together. Just watch out for henpecking. Sometimes an even number works better than an odd one. I had to re-home the third chicken because of this and now the other two are happy. Jacquie

Comment by Lindea on August 24, 2010 at 8:05am

Good morning! Does anyone know a place in southern Oregon that will take a very wonderful rooster? Lucy, is turning out to be a roo and attempted to crow this morning. He's a beautiful Rhode Island Red with personality and is never mean to the other chickens. We're really going to miss him, but live in town. Of course, we're looking for a place where he won't be someone's dinner. Thanks so much!

Comment by myles murphy on May 26, 2010 at 11:36am

BC-OR—Eugene Chickens,0068
Eugene lifts 2-hen limit on backyard chickens
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EUGENE, Ore. — Eugene residents who are keeping flocks of chickens in their backyards have a reprieve.
The city suspended its two-hen limit last week so the city council can review its farm animal ordinance.
The owner of the Eugene Backyard Farmer store, Bill Bezuk, told The Register-Guard most chicken-owning residents have more than two birds.
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Information from: The Register-Guard, http:www.registerguard.com

Comment by Jacqueline Milikien on May 20, 2010 at 10:03pm

Hey, Anybody out there have problems with a BROODY HEN?? I sure do. This gal just wants to stay on the nest and try to hatch eggs, not realizaing that it ain't gonna happen without a rooster!
Been getting lots of advice, it seems that if you just let her stay there it could be up to 3 weeks. So I started taking her off the nest and shutting the door to the coop during the day, letting in the ones that were laying. This seemed to work and she is losing interest in hatching. When I picked her up, I noticed that her chest was red hot, just like an incubator.
It was kind of an ordeal, but things are slowly getting back to normal. Has anyone had a similar experience?

Comment by Jacqueline Milikien on April 6, 2010 at 4:47pm

In choosing a breed of chicken, go to BACKYARD CHICKENS.COM. All the breeds and traits are there. I chose Black Australorps because they are docile, friendly, lay nice brown eggs and can get along in a smaller space. All depends what your preferences are and the space you have. All chickens dig up the dirt so need their own space plus a place for dust baths.

Comment by Jacqueline Milikien on April 6, 2010 at 4:44pm

Bantam silkies are great but if you want eggs, best to get a larger breed.

Comment by Aaron "inkling" Cruz Garcia on April 5, 2010 at 12:07pm

We are wondering, if we want to start with three chickens, does it matter if we get "standard" or "exotic" types? Are there certain chickens that are better for children? We find the Bantam silkies desirable. Any feedback is appreciated, thank you.

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