I don't understand what you mean when you said the egg was put in the roosters coop so you can hatch a clutch. do you mean you put the hen in with the rooster so you can hatch eggs?
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254trucker
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The rooster is in his own coop because he was eating eggs. We only have them together so they can mate then he goes back in his own coop. For some reason he likes to eat eggs if we Leave them together
Perhaps you should increase your protein. Especially if you are collecting hatching eggs.
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I have them on a 24% protein with cracked corn and oister shell. I feed it wet 1 time a day and I also have dry crumble and cracked corn available around the clock.
How many parts feed to how many parts cracked corn??
Are you mixing the oyster shell in with the feed?
Best to leave that in a separate container for use by just the layers.
Having cracked corn available all the time may have them 'over eating' it.
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We have been mixing it 7 parts feed 1 part cracked corn .the measurement tool is a large coffee can. To this mixture I add about 1/2 lb of the shell . But also have some shell in a dish. I mix it in large quantities because I am away from home for a few days at a time and pre mixing it makes it easier for the wife and children to feed while I am on the road.
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