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    Hen Pecking

    Hello fellow chicken lovers! I would love some advise on the behavior of my flock. I have 20 assorted laying hens all about 6 months old that I purchased at a local feed store when they were just a few days old. My hens have started picking on each other terribly and picking at each others...
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    multing

    Hi again, Thanks for responding to my multing issue. I am feeding my hens layer pellets. Along with that I am feeding them 8 ounces of scratch and 5 ounces of meal worms and a handful of greens everyday for six chickens. I also provide a container of grit for them when they want it...
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    multing

    Hi friends! I wanted to ask for some advise about one of my RR's. She lost most of her neck and wing feathers about 2 months ago and I had to separate her from the rest of the flock because they were picking on her so badly. I noticed that her comb and waddle got grayish and shriveled...
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    Chicken that lay an egg without a shell and egg eating chicken

    Love the pictures! Thanks for sharing them.
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    Chicken that lay an egg without a shell and egg eating chicken

    OMG Outpost! I love the picture you posted! Very funny! My husband has named all seven of our chickens, they go something like this...... Chicken Parmesan, Chicken Cacciatore, Chicken Piccata, He even moved our Weber gas grill a bit closer to our coop! LOL!!!
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    Chicken that lay an egg without a shell and egg eating chicken

    Thank you Outpost for the warm welcome! I will try my luck on some fake eggs and see if that does the trick. Right now I am feeding layer pellets mixed with oyster shells along with garden scraps from our vegtable beds and 5 ounces of dried meal worms. Do you think it is important...
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    Chicken that lay an egg without a shell and egg eating chicken

    Thanks everyone for all your wonderful advise! I must say that having laying hens can be a blessing and a curse. I have enjoyed every moment of raising them (despite the fact that I have a few girls that are not living up to my expectations of what laying hens are suppose to do.... lay eggs...
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    Chicken that lay an egg without a shell and egg eating chicken

    Hello everyone, This is our second year of raising seven Rhode Island Reds, we absolutely love having chickens in our backyard! Two things I have noticed about our girls that worries me. 1) We have a chicken that is eating her egg as soon as she lays...
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