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    Comment by 'alfresco' in media 'Sasha and Duchess scratching and pecking in the sand'

    Very pretty chicks. What breed is Sasha & Duchess? I have one chick that looks like them, but I don't know her breed.
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    Don't know what breed or gender you have? Click here!

    Can you identify this breed please? The first image is the mystery chick at 5 weeks old. She is about 3 weeks old in the second pic. She had very characteristic chipmunk markings and eyeliner for a few weeks, and is getting darker with some speckles. Very yellow legs, 4 toes, tight smooth...
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    Too much calcium?

    They are free range also. I also feed fresh vegetables, berries and melons and they especially like kale and mustard greens which are high calcium. I'm just getting concerned over the amount of oyster shell. But if you think it's not a problem, I'll continue filling the calcium bowls. Thanks
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    Too much calcium?

    In addition to layer mix we put crushed oyster shell out as calcium supplement. The chooks eat it like its candy. Their eggs are well formed with hard shells. How likely is it that layers would eat too much calcium, and if so what problems would it cause?
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    chicken saddle / apron

    One of my hens is being over bred so I ordered a saddle for her. There are 25 hens and one rooster, and she is his favorite. The birds are free range during the day, this hen does not like being picked up. It's too hot & stressful for her to be chased. I have to put her apron on her when she...
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    Overachiever

    At five days less than 4 months old my pullet already laid an egg. To top that, it had a double yolk. I'm so proud of her. I've found one egg every day since. Are the eggs likely from the same bird, or have the others also started laying this soon. Can very young birds lay an egg every day?
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    Ended Official BYC Contest - 360,000 members - Guess the DAY AND HOUR and You

    11/23/15 18:53
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    early egger

    My newest batch of chick are only 15 weeks old. I was very surprised to find an egg in the nest box yesterday and today. I'm curious to find out which breed is most likely to be laying so young. The eggs were brown, so they came from Rhode Island Red, Welsummer or Red Star.
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    Seems like it took FOREVER!!

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    new to the community

    First time here, hope I'm posting in right forum. I live in Austin, TX, and keep a flock of pampered chickens. They range in age from 16 weeks to 12 years old. We just finished building a new barn and have spent the last 2 nights coaxing the birds to roost in their new home. Last night it took...
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