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Janet Blair replied to Lisa Johnson's discussion 'One stopped laying and her voice has changed' in the group ABQ Chicken Keepers

What do you do for a stuck egg? I lost a chicken this way once, but have no idea what to do if another ends up this way. My girls also slow way down during the moult. I call it chicken PMS---they get grouchy and irritable. Who wouldn't if your fea...

October 19

Janet Blair replied to JMG's discussion 'Where can I get eggs?' in the group ABQ Chicken Keepers

I sell eggs in Corrales. My girls are out in a chicken yard during the day, cooped at night.... no chicken concentration camp here. Janet 898 4535.

September 15

Janet Blair replied to Karen M's discussion 'Dense egg membrane' in the group ABQ Chicken Keepers

I sell my eggs to my coworkers and I always have to tell them not to use them as hardboiled unless they let them age in the fridge for a couple of weeks. The membranes of store eggs dry and shrink back, making them easier to peel. The fresh ones j...

September 9

Janet Blair replied to Tami Duncan's discussion 'What makes a Rooster Crow?!' in the group ABQ Chicken Keepers

Mine crows when the sun comes up, crows when he sees food to call the girls, crows when they are singing the cackleberry song after someone lays an egg. In other words, he doesn't really need a reason. If you go to the State Fair, you will hear th...

July 16

Janet Blair replied to Anna Murphy's discussion 'In Need of Egg Cartons' in the group ABQ Chicken Keepers

I think I am recycling for all of Metro Court. I have a bunch. How many do you need? Janet 401 9669

July 15

Janet Blair replied to Mary Ann's discussion 'trade or sell 2two six month old laying Cornish barred rocks' in the group ABQ Chicken Keepers

Mary Ann---- your email didn't work! I would be interested in your pullets to replace some of my menopausal hens. How much? Janet jkblair@swcp.com

June 17

Janet Blair replied to Jennifer's discussion 'Noisy Hens - argh!' in the group ABQ Urban Chickens

My girls do the same thing, on and off through out the day... and I always presumed it was the singing of the Cackleberry Song....the exuberance they express when an egg has been laid. This is prime egg-laying time for most of them, too.

May 19

Janet Blair replied to Christine Robinson's discussion 'clipping wings' in the group ABQ Urban Chickens

I agree with Joran... that is what I do, too. I have had little problems with chickens bleeding. Another thing, I clip only one wing. They learn quickly that flying in circles is not fun! I have to clip mine about two or three times a year.

April 27