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  1. KingGnome

    Black japanese bantam eggs

    Thanks! She puts out about 5 eggs a week now; glad to hear this is normal for a young bird.
  2. KingGnome

    No one wants to lay in the boxes

    One of my chickens drags egg shaped rocks into places shes wants to nest. I also notice these rocks are similar in color to her eggs. Maybe the plastic easter eggs are the wrong color or texture. Chickens see color much better then humans. A fun thing to do with the kids would be to paper mache...
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    Will chickens eat granulated fertilizers, pre-emergents etc??

    I wouldn't recommend letting them near it. Preen is toxic and has been known to contaminate water. Chickens will eat anything that looks good to them! Recently I painted my toenails red and have been gardening in flip flops so my birds have been chasing my toes around trying to get a good...
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    How long can eggs be left in the coop?

    Unwashed eggs are good unrefrigerated easily up to a month and longer provided its in dry cool place. Once they are washed (which is always recommended before consumption) they should be immediately refrigerated. Washing removes a protective layer from the egg which makes it necessary to...
  5. KingGnome

    Black japanese bantam eggs

    My lovely chicken Kojiki just started laying her first eggs ever this month. Since the second shes already laid 4 eggs. Which would be about one egg ever other day. I thought that these types of chickens only lay about once a week.... any idea why she is laying so many?? I just thought it was...
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