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    NO EGGS-NONE

    I have had NO eggs for 6 weeks. Before that very sparse. I have tried every trick on every chicken site to no avail. I live in Colorado and my neighbor is getting so many eggs that she is selling them. Of course we are getting the same weather temps and sunlight. They look great after...
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    LOOKING FOR CHICKEN CHART-ALL CHARACTERISTICS

    Oops, found the other chart, Very good and thanks,
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    LOOKING FOR CHICKEN CHART-ALL CHARACTERISTICS

    The chart recommended was exactly what I was looking for except not enough chickens listed. Now I am going to look up the "STORY'S" books. I love reading about chickens but thought I must be a little strange, I love to read about many things-LOVE BOOKS. A favorite is MOTHER EARTH,. A terrific...
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    LOOKING FOR CHICKEN CHART-ALL CHARACTERISTICS

    I am always looking for info on chicks such as color eggs, hardiness in cold, number of eggs per year, etc. I think I saw a chart once somewhere but can never find it again. I am always cross referencing characteristics and buy the time I am done I forgot what the first one said. Yes I can...
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    Egg with almost no shell

    All of a sudden, 3 eggs this morning I have only 1 chicken with thin shells. , The others are thick shells. I have oyster shells out all of the time. Also throw a small shovel full or worms once a week. I grow my own worms in flower pots (with plants in them) with corn meal and another pot...
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    When to put chicks outside in coop in winter?

    I use a crock pot on low and it is the easiest water I ever used for freezing weather
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    Egg with almost no shell

    I have been feeding table scraps and stale bread to stretch my chicken food Question yet: Why I have only one chicken laying thin shells. So thin that now I can squeeze the shell into wrinkles and shapes while egg is intact inside, Other chickens lay thick shells,. Since it is only one...
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    Egg with almost no shell

    I have 14 chickens with almost no laying, I get 1 egg a day if I a lucky. They are on egg layer food and have plenty of calcium. Getting expensive to feed them without eggs to show for it. I started giving more kitchen scraps and bread but will switch to more layer feed when days get longer...
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    The Egg-laying Thread!

    At least 2 years old
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    The Egg-laying Thread!

    I have one chicken that lays eggs with extremely thin shell. Also shell is lt beige with tiny dark brown specks. It is not smooth like my other eggs.?
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    Cold Hardiness of Marans? Recommendations in general?

    How about Maran 's in the Rocky Mts, It does go to -20 once or twice each winter
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    The Egg-laying Thread!

    7 chickens but get only 3 eggs a day. 14.45 minutes daylight now. Got 3 free chickens-maybe they are too old. HELP!!!!! I was told they were the right age to be layers. Anyone know how to tell if a chicken is too old.
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    Egg quality issues.

    Oh, are we not supposed to wash the eggs? Sometimes they are dirty.
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    Large bird killed one of my chickens

    Rocky Mountains-Lots of hawks, eagles. huge black birds? here. I strung up glittery wire from Christmas and other holiday decorations. They criss cross the whole chicken yard which is very big, maybe 50 ft x 30 ft. They tied some old video tape which is black and shiny and flutters in the...
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    CHICKENS PUT THEMSELVES TO BED

    The hole is so small that I am surprised the chickens can get through. A predator would have to be very small to fit. So far so good!
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    CHICKENS PUT THEMSELVES TO BED

    I discovered a very small opening in the pen. It was also hidden under stairs from the outside. One chicken found her way out. I set up an obstacle course out of the hole Pretty soon all 6 chickens were able to get out to the yard each morning and find their way back in at twilight. This...
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    How to get my hens to use new nipple waterer?

    I trained my chickens on the nipples in a few minutes! They ran out of water and were very thirsty. I hung the nipple feeder and filled it to the top with a hose and then turned down the hose to a very tiny drip. It started to overflow, dripping very slowly. In their thirst, they ran to the...
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    What did you have for breakfast this morning?

    IN A CUP FRENCH TOAST-REALLY FAST AD FAB! Spray a large mug with pam 2 fresh eggs from your coop 3 tsp milk dash vanilla beat 3 ingredients above in the mug add 2 slices bread pieces micro till done-usually a couple minutes
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    Worm farm for chickens

    I meant to post it in the chicken blog for others with chic pets so they can give them these wonderful worm treats. And it is free!!!! The girls LOVE LOVE LOVE worms.
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    Worm farm for chickens

    I raise thousands of worms for my chics. Get some red wigglers, fill a tub with dirt, throw in the worms anywhere, and put a cup or so of corn meal on top of the dirt. Wet the corn meal with water, Set a rock or flower pot over the corn meal. Check regularly to make sure the corn meal is...
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