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    2 months laying, still soft eggs

    I had a bird like that. I bet she is not eating the calcium. Here's what I did, get plain yogurt or cottage cheese and add crushed unflavored Tums into it. You could try just adding the calcium you have to it. You will have to do this every three or four days for a few weeks but It's my opinion...
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    I want some STANDARDS!!!

    Red/Black Stars/Sexlinks Big egg laying machines with good temperament. That's all I'd have instead of my current batch of BR's BO's EE's NH's GC's
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    How do chickens recognize people and other chickens?

    Too many replys to see if someone else has said what I'm about to, so sorry if this is a repeat. That said..I've noticed that our only roo, Rhett, attacks sometimes when we're handing out treats also. I think it's because we're feeding HIS ladies and he gets possessive and jealous. So my wife...
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    Is this a chicken miscarriage? photo attached

    We had the same problem, even though ours were fed the right feed and free-ranged. We bought oyster shell mix and mixed it in the food and also gave them yogurt with calcium supplements crushed in it for the one that was having problems in particular. Problem cleared right up.
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    How do chickens recognize people and other chickens?

    I think it's vision and sound because if I go out side with a hat on my roo has a problem with me until I speak.
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    Do you ever encounter people that don't know where eggs come from?

    1. My friends and co-workers are blown away that I have chickens. Like it's some far out thing. 2. Speaking of cholesterol. No one would take my EE blue eggs until one day someone heard from somebody that those blue eggs are special. It seems as though they are low cholesterol you see. Since...
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    Blue Comb and Waddle

    Hi all - noobie here. Anyway I noticed this today but there is no swelling and they act fine and eat/drink (so far) and it's been quite hot out so....what's the prognosis? Many thanks!
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