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I blew out the yolk and white from the large egg in the photo. I was surprised to find that there is another egg in there and am not sure how to get that out without breaking the whole egg open. Anyone ever get an egg inside an egg?

Just wondering if it could be moulting time for hens living in New England. I have four hens that are looking kinda beat up and feathers are all around the yard. The hens are also more needy than usual, they seem to be ignoring food and running after me as if they want more food. If they are...

Hahaha, my hen went broody. I haven't had too much experience with broody hens but I have to say that my hen really seems to have turned into the devil. I think I need to borrow someone's hockey padding for protection to get her off of the unfertilized eggs Seems like a weird time for a hen to...

Which is the correct term for a young male turkey? I have heard both used.

Wondering if anyone can guess at the age breed and sex of my turkey?? thank you!

Hey there, This is Rico, my first turkey. I am wondering if anyone is able to guess at the age, sex and breed? Thank you so much!

Hello, I have two Rhode Island Reds, one New Hampshire Red, one Golden Comet, and one young bronze turkey. They are all coughing and making gagging noises. I have never heard this from them before two days ago. They are all eating well and drinking a lot of water. Wondering if anyone has heard...

Just wondering if anyone can give advice on the best age that a chick can be introduced to a flock of hens. These are Rhode Island Reds. Thank you for any help!

I have a few pullets that are starting to lay eggs. Many have a soft shell or no shell at all. For three weeks now I have been mixing oyster shell with the food along with oyster shell out of the coop to pick at. My pullets seem to want nothing to do with the oyster shell at all. Is there an...

Wondering if anyone has a pullet from an easter egger hen and a Rhode Island Red rooster. Will the eggs still be blue/green or does it just depend on the pullet?

I have a pullet that started laying very small eggs a couple weeks ago. She is a New Hampshire Red. This morning she spent a couple hours in the laying box and no egg was laid. She is now out of the box and her tail feathers keep getting pulled down while at the same time the feathers below the...

I just have to say that I am not having a easy time taking the shells off of fresh boiled eggs. I would appreciate any tips. Thank you!

I don't do this but I have heard that it is good to feed raw eggs and the shells to hens. Any thoughts on this?

Hey there! So I am guessing that there are many people who are members of BackYardChickens that care for hens as pets or for pets and for eggs. I know there is no way to stop massive egg production facilities. I also know that it is possible to adopt a hen that is stuck in a small cage to just...

So I recently was able to adopt a hen, golden comet at 19 weeks of age, from an egg farm. She is so sweet and I am really glad she won't be spending her life in a tiny cage.

Just wondering if anyone else has a chick that likes to fly onto your head and stay there for hours as you just go about your business?

Hello! I recently was able to adopt a pullet from an egg "farm." She is 19 months old, is a golden comet and has had her beak clipped so she would not peck at other birds in the "farm." I was just wondering if a chicken beak will eventually grow back as a finger or toenail would? Or is the beak...

Hello, This morning I had a hen lay a soft egg. I then got some oyster shells for them to eat this morning. Wondering if the oyster shells will be digested fast enough for harder eggs tomorrow or does it take a few days? Thank you!

I have a New Hampshire Red that I incubated and raised since January. She laid her first egg today. It is pretty small but I am still proud of her. I put a quarter and a normal sized egg next to it so the size can be seen better.