Posts by mainely-chick

Sometimes it just happens as part of cycle, even with extra Calcium

donaIL is right - doubles will not last - my girls used to give them consistently - now they are almost a year old and now very rare occurance

The first time I let the girls out my friends were making fun of me " good luck catching all of them"  I said that they are going to go in all by themselves when it gets dark!! They thought I was insane.Sure enough all...

Temporary close in the nest boxes until they are near laying age.  By that time they should have learned to use their roosts.

A suggestion that has worked out terrific for me wasadding a droppings pit under the roosts - rest of coopstays relatively clean and is a snap to shovel outGood Luck

I had the same issueI keep the nests real full of shavingsit seems to prevent them from nibbling?Maybe a sight thing?

Mine is just hatched so over 50 must mean out of brooder - I will have to post more often

Finally found a feed store in area that carries and will order Diatomaceous Earth.    All the threads about this product and I couldn't find anyone who carries FOOD GRADE? Not sure if others in area having same issue? ...

I think it is a Silver Spangled Hamburg.  Leaden Blue shanks - white earlobes - wait to see if it develops a rose comb to be sure.I got one with my MM order last year that was exactly like that.   It turned out to be a Roo...

I also have nothing but good things to say about MMH.  Had a delivery of 30 and only lost 2.  One in second week and the other in fifith.  A year later now, the other 28 are all healthy, happy, and laying like crazy.