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    Will my black sex link ever lay?

    My mystery is solved. The red chicken, Lucy, is laying the dark brown eggs - caught her in the act. That leaves that supposed White Leghorn. She must be a cross between a Leghorn and some sort of red chicken and is laying the light brown eggs. The Americaunas are almost 18 weeks now & have...
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    Will my black sex link ever lay?

    I have a white "Leghorn" (I think) & a "Golden Comet" (a red hen) that are somewhere around 21 weeks old. I also have 5 "Americaunas" ( that's how they were sold to me as chicks) that are around 15 weeks. The GC started laying after 16 weeks. She lays a brown egg every day. One of the other...
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    Ducks laying soft eggs...

    I have one sweet girl & one crazy drake - I'm very fond of them but they are dirty and alot of work. I won't get more ducks. I also have 7 chickens. She layed a normal egg today. What do I feed them to make sure they get enough niacin?
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    Hens with sores at the base of their tale feathers

    Maybe pecking each other?
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    Ducks laying soft eggs...

    My Pekin girl, who I started raising from a "day old" duckling about 19 weeks ago, started laying eggs a few days ago. The first 2 were ripped or deformed and soft. I found them in the duck enclosure. The 3rd one was layed 2 days later in the duck house & was small but otherwise normal. The...
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    How to be a good BYC citizen

    Hi - This is my first post. I have 7 chickens that I raised from chicks- 1 Leghorn & one Golden comet - I got both as "day old" about 20 weeks ago. The GC started laying at about 16 weeks. She started with a tiny egg every other or ever 2 days. Now she lays daily but they look small yet to me...
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