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I have 8 one and a half year old dominques 8 one and a half month old white rocks and 9 one and a half month old buff orpingtons.

Chicks are getting along fine. No hen pecking. Thanks for the help.

I have 8 one and a half year old dominques 8 one and a half month old white rocks and 9 one and a half month old buff orpingtons. What's in your coop.

Just finished. I lined the inside with .080 aluminum sheets that have 1/2 inch holes all the way across and dug the sheets in the ground 0ne foot. Thiis is a preditor proof coop.

Thanks for the advice.

Will switching hens to chick feed harm the egg process.

I have 7- 1 year old dominques and 17 white rock chicks about 2 1/2 months old. I opened up the fence and let them run together and no problems. How can I let them run together but keep the chick feed seperate from the lyer feed. Will it hurt the chicks to eat the layer feed. Any ideas.

P.S. gravel also helps them digest there food. All found at feed store.

I have had my young chicks first egg come out with a rubber shell. This is normal. If it is a older chick then maybe oyster shells would help. Oyster shells help produce a nice shell. I mix a small amount of oyster shells right in there feed.

I fence off a spot to keep the small chicks so the old hens can see them. Good couple weeks. Then i leet them out with the hens for as long as I want to watch them, then put them back in the small pen. When I let them run with the old hens I give them plenty of scratch feed so they have...

how about this one.

what can u do with thid

Wait it out, my road island reds surprised me and laid tiny eggs for 3weeks and then produced 3inch eggs. With eggs like this the wait is worth it.

Wow baby eggs went from tiny to 3x over night. Cant wait to crack these ones open. Road island reds go. I have 8 rids and thay have been laying tiny eggs for 3 weeks and now about 3 inch eggs. Is this normal or am i just lucky.

Just thought i would share my picture of one of my 7 doms

First egg from my dominiques. No shell really. Oyster shells should help. Feels like rubber. Chicks are still young. Just give them time i guess.

16 week old road island red eggs.