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    First Eggs!!

    enjoy them, maybe hatch out some more, I have had coturnix and bobwhites. I now keep only bob whites, and have had huge success in hatching both. Bobs mature slower but live longer, and I love the songs. If you are free ranging, or have an uncovered run, best watch them closely, coons,and hawks...
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    My flock isn't laying yet.

    Im betting anytime now, unless you are having these 90 deg days. Those rhode islands will start pretty young, the larger breeds just take longer to get going. It will happen, don't forget to offer oyster shell, crushed egg shells you have used, or adding food grade diatomaceous earth mixed in...
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    Breaking Eggs Again, New Evidence

    the shells don't look very thick, I am guessing you feed oyster shell? Food grade diatomaceous earth is a great source of calcium, just mix in with feed. There was an analysis on here several weeks ago that gave the entire breakdown of food grade Dio. How many boxes are you offering them to...
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    Emergency torn neck please help ASAP

    be prepared for her not to make it through the night, the shock and the bad wound, possible nerve damage too may be to much for her. I'm sorry to say this, but i would stop the suffering myself right now, i do whats I believe to be the best for the animal(any animal) not whats best for me.
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    Thin egg shells

    just seen a thing on here about food grade Diatomaceous Earth as a great calcium boost. here is the person that posted it. In alerts, it's under shell less egg https://www.backyardchickens.com/members/ronott1.84712/
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    Emergency torn neck please help ASAP

    j just seen those pics, looks bad, maybe put some of that triple antibiotic ointment for people on it, coons have terrible things in their mouths bacteria wise. Keep her dry and isolate her to a calm spot if you can to heal, the others will likely peck at it if you don't
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    Emergency torn neck please help ASAP

    if the bleeding has stopped great, if its real bad, you may need to put her down. lock those birds up and set some live traps. Peanut butter, sunflower seed, part of the chicken it killed is great bait.
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    Soft shelled eggs

    There is a big breakdown of food grade Diatomaceous Earth use as a great calcium booster, just seen it in the alerts area. here is the person that posted it and it is under shell less egg in alerts.https://www.backyardchickens.com/members/ronott1.84712/
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    Thin egg shells

    use the meal worms as a treat only, make them eat their layer feed, I sift my oyster shell since I have quail too, try that and mix it in their feed. I also give the shells from the eggs we use back to them, crunched up a bit. If you have to many eggs, boil them and chop them up, feed them back...
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    Soft shelled eggs

    I didn't know where you were, you can add that to your profile if you wish. I wouldn't worry about the feathers then, there sure isn't any fly issues there right now.Good luck
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    Soft shelled eggs

    you can always give her a warm dip in a bucket and wash with dish soap to loosen that mess if you want, Hay as a nest box material does a good job of helping with broken egg yolks all over the hens.
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    Soft shelled eggs

    I have had hens turn their beaks up at the oyster shell from TSC and rural king, I have sifted it to get the fines and added it to the feed and that worked. I found on line a place that sells the flake shell, the thin inner grey parts of the shell I get 10 lbs of this and it lasts a long time...
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    Quail hatch

    I agree, with you, it is very important to get them out and to a brooder with feed and water. I use a ninja and break the chick starter down down to a cornmeal grit, and add pea gravel to the waterer so no drowning happens.
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    SHE SWALLOWED A FLY PERHAPS SHE'LL DIE

    I use those fly traps that have the water and bait in them. I made my own bait from some dead freshwater mussels, raw hamburger and water works too. OMG, I have caught thousands of flies with this, Have emptied 2 of them into a heavy menards plastic bag and saved some of the bait water and they...
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    Boys found a baby quail- will another quail family pick it up?

    Quail, like chicks get very little help from mom, except her warmth, her ideas of good things to eat as well as she will cluck or make a noise and they run to her to start scratching and pecking. I would release it and net nature take it's course. If it was left behind, it may have a leg issue...
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