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    Layer Mash

    I have changed my feed from pellets to a layers mash from a feed mill. The question I have is should I add anything else with the feed. I feed them some scratch grain some layer mash and some sort of vegetable or treat in the morning before work. Are they getting what the need in the mash
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    Cracked Eggs

    When I go in and retrieve the eggs one of them are cracked and all I find is the shell. Is there something that is missing in the food or is it something else
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    leg problem

    I hats being new to this hobby and run into problems. Well my girl with the sprained leg is doing okay but she still limps. When I get home from work I let her out with the other chickens but I am right there and then all of a sudden 4 hens and the rooster are pecking at her relentlessly then I...
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    leg problem

    I have a golden comet hen that is about 1 year old and she cannot walk on one leg.the leg is warm and has movement in the toes. I see no breaks and do not feel anything out of the ordinary. She just does not bear weight and hops around. I currently have her in a crate in the coop so she doesn't...
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    Help

    I have a female gold-laced wyndotte with a large wound near by her hip. I do not know how she got it. She has been eating drinking pooping and laying eggs right along. When I looked at it today there is no blood just the skin is apart and a large cut. Can I spray some blue mote on it. Also she...
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    Chickens who HATE snow?

    I live in central NY and have the same problem with a few of my hens. I am new to raising chickens and everyday is a learning experience
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    Messy Vent

    I have.a hen that is not a year old yet and she has a very messy vent area. I think it is vent fleet and the veterinarians in my area do not work on chickens. I live in central NY and cannot clean her bottom because of the cold weather. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to keep her clean.
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    Winter

    I live in upstate NY and I have a question about my chickens. This is my first winter with the chickens. Can they run outside in the snow? I plan on opening the chicken door on the coop and if the chickens want to come out in the snow they can or if they want to stay in the coop they have that...
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    How Much

    That is what I thought. I am glad to hear that the stuff that k am doing is right
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    How Much

    I am just starting out and my chicks are about 28 weeks and laying eggs. My question is how much do you feed the chicks? I have 8 hens and one rooster. I have a feeder that is full all the time as well as water and they eat at their leisure. I feed them vegetables in the morning before I go to...
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    Making a Pallet Coop!

    I just built a coop with pallets and it came out great. In my opinion well anyway. Trying to break down pallets is very time consuming and hard to do. So I used the whole pallet and used plywood to cover. The size of mine is as follows the floor is 4 pallets and I was going to go up two for the...
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    eggs

    I am giving them laying pellets but not oyster shell I will get some tomorrow. Today I got 3 eggs this afternoon
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    eggs

    I checked the chickens today and when I went to collect the eggs I found an egg with no shell. The other egg had a very soft shell which was squishy. The chickens have just started laying about 3 weeks ago. Are these eggs normal or am I doing something wrong
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    Goodwill - Inexpensive parts for "COOKIE TIN WATER HEATER" for this winter

    What about the heat of the lightbulb and the bedding material. I live in central NY and it gets very cold here. I have a brooded lamp set up for very cold nights but I wasn't. Sure what to do with the water. I think this will help but not sure with the straw and the chicks kicking it all around
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    water

    Okay NYers how do you deal with the water in the winter from not freezing
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