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    pimplely egg shells

    it has been in the 90s for over a week in upstate ny, and 1 of my 2 sex links is laying an egg that has alot of hard pimples on the shell, I'm hoping its just heat stress, any suggestions?
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    Very Soft Egg Shells

    i had the exact same problem, i have 2 sex links, I read somewhere that Tums was the answer, they do not eat the oyster shells. I gave each one a broken up Tums and then put a crushed tums in their water until I was down to once a week, problem solved. Let me know how you make out.
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    eggs

    the othe day I went out to the ccop, I have 2 red sex link hens that give me 2 brown eggs almost every dayl, except the other day, one brown one and one white egg that was smashed. any ideas?
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    chicken manure compost tea

    I have a 30 gallon barrel with a spigot which I would use to make a maure tea, does anyone know what the ratio would be, of course I would put the manure/compost in a cloth.
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    Need help with egg laying.

    I'm new to my 2 sex links hens, but just about everytime I go out to the coop I find something new, small eggs, jumbo eggs, one small egg, one jumbo egg, you get the picture..................I just keep a journal, I believe your hen laid 2 eggs, since she is new to laying she probably did'nt...
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    canned corn

    that's a great idea thanks
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    chicken sitter

    no she does not do this as a business, she works at a local feed store and has a few of her own hens, which she will keep seperate from my hens i'm not sure what the going rate is.
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    canned corn

    is it ok to feed canned corn as a treat?
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    chicken sitter

    I will be going away on business for a few days and I found a woman who will watch my two hens at her place. What is the going rate I should pay her?
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    suet

    would it be ok to tie a wild bird suet block in the coop for the chickens to entertain themselves with. I'm not sure if it would hurt them or be to rich for their systems.
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    Need help with non laying Hen

    When I got my 2nd hen from an egg factory she laid for about 5 days then completely stopped for 29 days. I think she was in shock,
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    Preparing Your Flock & Coop for WINTER

    I live in the Adrondacks by Lake George I'm interested in using hay bales to use on the exterior of the coop 4' x 6' , I will need 8 hay bales 36" x 18" roughly, I have 2 sex links hens. Any suggestions on what to wrap the bales in, I do not want the bales to get wet and moldy.
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    ⠀ Apple cider vinegar

    I'm in the adirondacks, so are you saying that acv will help stop the water from freezing.
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    smaller eggs

    when i first got my hens they were laying large to jumbo eggs, now they are medium to large what happened?
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    laying again

    where do you live? it seems that you just joined are you in the USA?
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