Posts by BawkinOnTheBench

I thought calcioum deposits just looked and felt like sandpaper?  I'm familiar with that; this is different.  I couldn't find anything in that egg guide that looked like what I'm describing.  Maybe a body check - but it...

For the last 3 days, one of my white Lethorns has been having something unusual with her eggs.  On the side of the egg, there's a slightly raised bump.  It's about the size of a dime, and it's slightly gray instead of being...

If you want sweet, can't beet Easter Eggers.  Both of mine are great.  One especially will sunbathe on my lap.  They come into lay later than other chickens though.  Mine are laying most days - one is generally laying...

Hi everyone!My DW says I need a new hobby like I need a hole in my head but I recently became interested in collecting casino chips for a hobby. Perhaps some of you may have been to a casino, and instead of cashing in your chips, you...

I had this issue too in February - my girls had been laying and then a rash of shell-less eggs began, and I was freely offering oyster shell at the time.  Someone suggested to me that there might be a vitamen deficiency creating a...

Yes, plenty of calcium (oyster shell), and good layer pellets.  ACV in one waterer and vitamins in another, and free ranging evenings and weekends.

I have one EE pullet who consistently makes a big production out of laying.  She sits in the box a long time, and when it comes down to it, she grunts and fluffs out all her feathers.  You can hear her holding her breath and...

Greetings.. here is an update: our first attempt at getting our new "chicken cam" up and running on the internet....http://bawkinonthebench.hobby-site.com/ You'll see a screen with the picture of our webcam on it.. it will say...

I have a NHR red that lays heavily speckled eggs almost every day - the speckles are larger than those pictured here, more like spots.

Too bad my EE's aren't green!