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    Blue Bird is eating our chicken eggs

    At first I thought we had egg-eating chickens and increased availability of oyster shell. However, just last night I walked in on a blue bird flying out of one of the nesting boxes. I had just set some clean eggs out of the way in a different box in order to clean up the mess in another box from...
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    Blue Jay Eating the Eggs

    I see that this is an old thread, but wondering if you came up with a solution and what it was. I too thought that my chickens were eating their eggs until I walked in on a blue bird in the nesting box. What to do?
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    What breed, and is the comb normal?

    We adopted 8 chicks from a neighbor last summer and aren't sure what some of the breeds are. What breed is this in the picture? The comb is scrunched or flattened. Is it normal for this breed? We have two hens of this breed and the combs on both look the same.
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    Combining two flocks, each currently 5 weeks old

    We have 12 five-week old pullets. Our immediate neighbor got 8 chicks around the same time as us, so they should be the same age, give or take a week. We are combining the flocks and will definitely need to quarantine. At this point, both flocks are out in open pens during the day and only sleep...
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    twelve 1-week olds only quiet at night without light?

    Thanks! It's good to know that all this is normal. We can tell that they are all characters. It will be fun to see them develop the personalities as they grow.
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    twelve 1-week olds only quiet at night without light?

    Newbie here. We just got our first batch of layers last weekend which are now about one week old. There are twelve of them and they never shut up except for at night--which is a story in itself. Four different breeds. All seem healthy, strong and VERY active. I already have one trying to fly...
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