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Might be right. I have them in a chicken tractor with the run under the roost separated by wire. I went in there and found the remnants of a paper thin shell on the wire. They may have been eating it and grabbing the drippings from below. Thanks

This morning I noticed my chickens head looks wet. Appears to be a discharge. What is it and how do I treat?

I may have found a solution. It hasn't proven out long term yet but is working so far. I skipped most of the suggestions on how to break egg eating since I've tried them in the past and they didn't work. My coop had a nest box but it was very open. Half the time my current girls wouldn't even...

I was down to one hen and just introduced 2 pullets. My hen lays every other day and since introduction her eggs are broken. They are pecked and broken but not eaten. I believe I have identified the pullet doing it (egg on beak). She won't break the pullet eggs, just the hens. This seems to...

One of my four hens is having the same problem. It has been occurring for a couple weeks. She was laying soft shelled eggs at onset but is now back to her normal laying. The messy vent persists. I would like to help her. It has not spread to the other birds. I have attached a couple...

I've had one of my hens drop eggs outside of the nest box the last couple days. All the girls go nuts as they eat the shell. Today we heard a lot of noise from the coop. There was a smashed egg and they were attacking one of the hens vents. The attacked hen eventually made her way into a...

I just finished my first coop and would like to light the coop to keep the chickens laying in the winter. I am considering using a solar powered LED light. How many lumens do I need for a 3' X 4' coop? Will an LED provide the proper wavelength?