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First time letting my broody hens sit on eggs. I didn't want to end up with too many so they each got two eggs. One was not fertile (candled), the other just disappeared. The remaining two looked great when I candled them but today I noticed that each of them has "peck marks" in them or possibly...

Hi all, Have 3 girls that have been laying pretty well. one pure RIR and two RIR/RIW cross. one or two days a week there are only two eggs. I also have 4 pullets, buff orpingtons that were 2.5-3 months old when I got them about two weeks ago. This morning I found a small shell less egg in the...

Hi, I have a flock of 5 stray roosters hanging around all summer. Their owner died and I guess they liked the wild bird food, so they spend most of their time around here. There are several others in another part of town. I think they were relatively young in the spring when they started...

Hi all, New chicken mama. Got 1 Rhode Island Red, 2 Rhode Island Red/White crosses that are laying at this time. I got three eggs today, one was cracked in the nest box. Not sure how it happened or who did it, but I think it was the pure RIR. I got these hens, along with 4 buff orpington...

It's not perfect, made a few mistakes along the way, but it's mine and I built it!!! Definitely would do a few things differently the next time but for the first time building anything like this and doing it totally alone....I did OK. Now I just need some chickens! Put the 2x4s end on...