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    Hen Eating Her Eggs --(Has Oyster Shells)

    Thanks, everybody. It looks as though she's stopped pecking at them for whatever reason. The next time I may try placing a fake egg in there as was suggested. (Also, I collect my eggs everyday -- it's very rare that I skip a day especially since this started!) Thanks!
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    Hen Eating Her Eggs --(Has Oyster Shells)

    LOL ~ Just bumping this up to see if anyone has any idea as to why she's behaving this way. (See my first post) Thanks!
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    Hen Eating Her Eggs --(Has Oyster Shells)

    Well, this is definitely pecking on the egg shell, you know? Also the other eggs are always fine....so I'm guessing it isn't a snake.
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    Hen Eating Her Eggs --(Has Oyster Shells)

    Okay, This is driving me crazy. From what I can tell, one of my three hens is eating her eggs. They're always had crushed oyster shell available to them, so I can't figure it out. I also can't tell which hen it is, LOL. Clearly it's not the Ameracauna because I collect hers everyday & the color...
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    Looking to add a couple of heritage chickens to the flock

    Quote: x2 - Bought some seeds years ago, never buy them again unless I'm looking to try a new variety. Same goes for chickens - Never need to buy more unless I buy a new breed to work on or need to improve my lines. Because I write about them I'm always trying new varieties each year -...
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    Looking to add a couple of heritage chickens to the flock

    Quote: Awesome!!! I've been ordering seeds here and there all week...like candy, I tall ya...
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    Looking to add a couple of heritage chickens to the flock

    Quote: Actually, I may or may not consider raising them as I may have someone willing to have them on their land. But that's neither here nor there. I do understand what you're saying - maybe more than you realize. I bred rabbits for many years (to improve a breed) and I wrote The Complete...
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    Looking to add a couple of heritage chickens to the flock

    Thank you so much for the information! Yes, I'm certain that mine came from a hatchery...I bought them from a local feed store and he probably gets them from Murry McMurray. I'm sincerely interested in the black English Orpingtons.
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    Looking to add a couple of heritage chickens to the flock

    Illia, If I were to go after some of these birds that are common at the hatcheries but didn't actually purchase the from a hatchery...how do I know they're the real McCoy? (This is so interesting as I do the heritage or heirloom vegetables and the heritage chicken thing is new to me).
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    Looking to add a couple of heritage chickens to the flock

    Thanks for the ideas, guys! I have to say that the Black English Orpingtons are right up my alley....
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    Looking to add a couple of heritage chickens to the flock

    Hi All, I'm live in suburbia and have 3 hens (Americauna, Rhode Island Red, Black Sex Link). I'm think of adding a couple of new girls to the flock in the spring and would like to consider one of the rare breeds or a breed that needs conserving. We are interested in good egg producers and kind...
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    What do you do for a living?

    I'm a full time writer and author...I'm so blessed to be able to do what I love for a living!
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    What predator ripped through the chicken wire?

    When we lived on a farm years ago - the raccoons were very capable of doing this. They would kill everything in sight and and would actually take or eat only a couple of chickens.
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    Americauna not laying yet...

    Quote: Good to know! What's the difference between EEs and pure Ameraucanas? I'll probably jump the gun and end up with one more hen anyway, 'cuz I can be like that.
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    Americauna not laying yet...

    Quote: Thanks Mary for your input. I'm very close to you in proximity - San Ramon, CA. I'm definitely going to wait until the spring before I decide if i need one more hen or not. Good to hear that I still have a chance for the colored eggs. When we lived on our farm many years ago, we loved...
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