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    Thin shelled eggs... Normal?

    I’ve been fighting thin shells for months now. I’ve done EVERYTHING I know to do, Still thin shells. My hens are sexlinks. I don’t know if this breed does it. Last week one Kaye’s one with out a shell or membrane. If she had payed it in a pan, I could have fried it. Calcium, food feed, grind...
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    Topic of the Week - Moving Chicks Outside

    What do you do at night with them?
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    Topic of the Week - Moving Chicks Outside

    I brooded them indoors for about three weeks. Moved them out to the shed with heat if it got under 50. We made a transition coop for them and kept them them in there during the day for two weeks to acclimate them to the older hens. For the last 5 days they have been out in the big coop and they...
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    How to raise chicken in hot weather?

    I have 7 new babies, at this point they are about 7 weeks. From the first day I got them, I would put their box on the front porch in the sun. Now, they are outside, weather permitting in a transition cage. It got 96 here the other day in Oklahoma!!! Mine were panting, but they were ok. The...
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    Changing feed

    Well, you’ve def got it goin on!!! I’m nowhere near the details and my heart couldn’t do it. But I do respect your approach. Thank you.
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    Changing feed

    Explain?
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    Changing feed

    It was 12’ounces for one two feedings. I just bought 16 and 20 % feed to mix. I was actually thinking of beans and rice. I’m a prepper so I have plenty….thanks and I know chickens who get worse food than this and make it. No more overkill..I bought Nutrena, which I had them on and though that...
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    Changing feed

    Thank you! I’m almost in tears!!! And yes the liver is from our own cow. Would it help if I went with a higher protein layer feed and mixed 2/3-1/3? I’ll do that. I was just trying to do what I thought would be best😩😩😩
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    Changing feed

    I got liver from a cow and cooked it and mixed it with the ground stuff and wet it and they ate some
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    Changing feed

    Now I’m just SICK!! While sunflowers Just millet🤷‍♀️ Whole corn Rolled oats Flax seed I just followed Becky’s homestead and her book. Her chickens look great. I can’t waste it, What do I do now? By the way, I DID ask and virtually no one responded to the question.
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    Changing feed

    I use oyster shells and I powder my dry egg shells and mix with their feed…that they won’t eat still!!!
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    Changing feed

    I even grinded it in my blender and they didn’t want it?!🤷‍♀️
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    Changing feed

    I got so dang tired of the waste with the crumbles. And apparently the nutrena 16% layer feed is too low in calcium. So yesterday I invested in bulk CORN, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, millet, rolled Oats all with a whopping total of 187$! I carefully mixed with love and caring🤦‍♀️. I have enough...
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    Thin egg shells!!!

    Which virus can do that? I’ll look into a supplement also
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    Thin egg shells!!!

    I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your input!! This is gong t change my whole operation!
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