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    egg eater!

    All the shell and almost all the mustard. She's a clean eater too. No mustard on her beak or feathers what so ever.
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    egg eater!

    So I increasing protein via meal worms. Did the mustard in the egg trick and the problem chicken demolished the mustard filled egg. I'm going to continue what I'm doing for a few days to see if there are any changes.
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    egg eater!

    No shell left behind but one of the older RIR has a weak spot in her shells once and awhile. That one deff doesn't have a chance if I don't get to it quick. Is there an additive for vitamin d and calcium I can put in water? I remember doing that in my exotic bird days.
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    egg eater!

    Hindged door to get in and out. Locked up at night. I leave the (2) 2x2 hindged windows open all day and night.
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    egg eater!

    The run is 25 long x 15 wide. 8 other girls. The coop is 12x14 and 14 ft tall. 2 roosting bars along wall and 2x4s in rafters for extra roosting. 2 inches of pine shavings on coop floor. Set up a go pro today. No egg eating but one kept looking very interested in hopping up to the nesting boxes...
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    egg eater!

    When it's hot she seems to lay low. But when it's comfortable out she never stops moving. Kind of an add thing. Young and full of energy compared to the other girls. It's been happening for about 4 weeks. I'll try more protein first
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    egg eater!

    Unfortunately I can't collect early like weekends as I have to work until 4ish.
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    egg eater!

    The feed is 16% protein, I supply oyster shell in separate feeder. The girls get watermelon, apples, cantaloupe, raspberry pretty much every fruit. Even eat meat off the bone. She doesn't do it every day 3-4 times a week. I think it's a boredom thing. If i do rehome her will this behavior...
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    egg eater!

    Hello everyone! One of my barred rocks 23 weeks old is eating eggs at some point in the day. She has a balanced diet (organic pellet layer), plenty of room with the other girls. My question is if I re-home her to a new owner (coop) will this behavior vanish with the new habitat? Or once an egg...
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    bulge on breast - golden laced wyandotte

    Hello everyone. The crops of the girls have gone down substantially. All seems to be well
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    bulge on breast - golden laced wyandotte

    Thank you everyone. I will update tomorrow and let you know if the crop size lessoned. I still can't believe how big it got.
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    bulge on breast - golden laced wyandotte

    I'm thinking it could be sour crop? How do I remedy that? The overhanging feathers is the area in question.
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    bulge on breast - golden laced wyandotte

    Hello everyone, one of my golden laced wyandotte has a bulge on her breast (possibly a tumor??). She is 11 weeks old. Is there anything I can do for her? Wait it out and hopefully it absorbs? It currently doesn't seem to bother her at all. Any suggestions would be very helpful. Thanks Mike
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    bleaching? fungus?

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    bleaching? fungus?

    Thank you for the response, it is soft and almost like it is part of her. But, it was previously red like her comb and waddle.
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