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    Birds have stopped laying, what the flock?!

    None have laid in probably 3 weeks. We recently moved the last week of August. They were free ranging but are now penned in a 20 x 20 area. That's the only difference and while I expected some time to adjust, now I'm concerned and confused. They're eating we'll, layer crumble which they prefer...
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    Eggs breaking & cracking and my hens are eating the eggs

    Hi again folks! We recently discovered this behavior among one of our weird frizzles. We aquired the frizzle with one other and a red bourbon turkey. She hasn't previously done this until just recently as our black javas are beginning to lay. It almost seems to be spiteful unless I'm giving...
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    They don't like their feed. Have we spoiled them?

    Thank you for so many responses and advice! What is this fermented feed you speak of? I really am happy they range on their own but they're beginning to leave our property in favor of foraging on the neighbors properties. One of the neighbors had actually been putting scraps out for them...
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    They don't like their feed. Have we spoiled them?

    Again, this may be covered but I didn't find quite what I was lookin for with a quick search and I didn't want to hijack someone else's thread with my own questions. Please merge this elsewhere if need be. Ok, so here's what I'm wondering. Have we spoiled the birds with the fruits and...
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    New layers and thin shells

    Thank you for takin a look and offering advice! The young birds just beginning to lay is new to us, this may be the first of many questions, so thank you in advance!
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    New layers and thin shells

    Hi folks, I apologize if this is covered elsewhere and mods please feel free to move or merge this. Our black javas are just beginning to lay. The first couple eggs were intact but weird and thin shelled but of the six or so eggs laid, all but those first couple eggs have broken. So, being...
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    Please allow me to introduce myself, from SW'ern Ohio!

    Yes they are! And thank you all I've built one small coop thus far but am already gettin ready to make another. So I'm gonna be checking out the section on coops and lookin for lots of pictures!
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    Please allow me to introduce myself, from SW'ern Ohio!

    Hi folks, new here obviously. It seems every time I did a search for some info BYC came up in the search and I'd find myself browsing the forums so I figured I'd sign up! My wife and I started raising chickens about 3 mos ago. Some were about 3 weeks old and 4 were day old hatchlings. All were...
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