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My isa brown egg doubled in size overnight! I’m sure that’s not what really happened but that’s what it feels like. She’s my most reliable layer so far. My amerecauna size is improving...but still smaller than I expected. does anyone have any idea if they might lay at night? I know it sounds...

My isa brown started laying before any of my others, too! Does anyone know if eggs get larger the more the pullets mature? I’m getting one very large brown egg, but the other 3 I’m getting are significantly smaller. I’m pretty certain one is a bantam but my ameracauna is even much smaller than I...

Thank you all so much! I put Oyster Shells out 2 days ago. Maybe a pint jar full...and they’ve definitely been consuming them. Apparently they were more Calcium deficient than I knew. I’ll start my next pullets at 15 weeks like you suggested! Again, thank you all! So glad to have these forums...

Thank you!! I’ll start it tomorrow.

Hey y’all...I’m pretty sure I had an egg laid without a shell today. I’m not sure if that’s possible...but it looked like there might have been a yolk in there somewhere. But was just a wad of “something”. Anyway...my chickens are still on grower as they just turned 18 weeks and I only have 2 of...

Thanks! I don’t f Thanks! I don’t figure there’s any hope for the roo...but thought I’d ask.

Hi! New here. And new to raising chickens. This is going to be a loaded post. I have a mixed flock, that has diminished from 10 to 7 due to coons. And I recently inherited 3 assorted bantam from a friend...of which one remains (again, due to coons). The only remaining of the bantams is a...