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    Post-Raccoon Decisions

    Oh thanks! I started there but thought it fit better under predators! Thanks for your thoughts!
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    Post-Raccoon Decisions

    Hi all, A raccoon killed a chicken yesterday and I didn't realize had injured another in the coop until I went to care for them just before dawn. It's now light out and I have better visibility. I'm wondering if you think this is survivable with proper care? Or is it a goodbye to end the...
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    Bumpy eggshells, now white clustered masses in albumen?

    I wanted to follow up on this post for anyone with similar wonderings. We went to our feed supplier shortly after this post. He wondered did we want more oyster grit too? We said no, one chicken had strange eggshells as a result. He shook his head and said we should pull it and that...
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    Bumpy shell, then white firm masses in albumen?

    Man, calcium deposits making it INTO the egg? I hope she cools it on the calcium consumption-- if that's the case, we won't be able to eat any of her eggs! 😳
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    Bumpy shell, then white firm masses in albumen?

    I'm not seeing my photos, so apologies if it's a double:
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    Bumpy shell, then white firm masses in albumen?

    Are they firm to the touch, or would they pop? I've never heard of air pockets before.
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    Bumpy shell, then white firm masses in albumen?

    Veruca, my ~1 yo Easter Egger is the lowest pecking order chicken in our 6 chicken flock. Recently, with the sunshine, egg laying has been taking off, and we've been getting 4-5 eggs/day. The whole flock is on a layer feed with oyster shells offered. No other hens are acting out of their norm...
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    Bumpy eggshells, now white clustered masses in albumen?

    Veruca, my ~1 yo Easter Egger is the lowest pecking order chicken in our 6 chicken flock. Recently, with the sunshine, egg laying has been taking off, and we've been getting 4-5 eggs/day. The whole flock is on a layer feed with oyster shells offered. No other hens are acting out of their norm...
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    Grainy eggshells?

    Phew, well good to know what we might be in for-- thank you. I'll have to look into determining the cause of death when we run into that. So far, we havent had chickens long enough to run into that.
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    Grainy eggshells?

    Thank you for this specific suggestion! Hopefully I won't be posting any more to the emergency thread 😬🤞🏻
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    Grainy eggshells?

    Thanks for this! I'll have to see what kind of supplements I can find online.
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    Grainy eggshells?

    Thanks @nao57! Her vent temp was normal while at the vet, and he said she appeared to be "extremely healthy" otherwise. Maybe I'll pursue vitamins...
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    Grainy eggshells?

    Hi all, my 1.5 yo Black Australorp started laying funky eggs about a month ago. It was peak heat at the time and we had doubled the flock size by adding three pullets (we raised from chicks) about a month prior. Her eggs are paper thin and on the wider half, they are very grainy to the touch...
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    Grainy eggs?

    Yes, they have access to both oyster shell and crushed eggshells always. Maybe I'll repost in the emergency thread and see if I get any bites 😬 thanks for the feedback.
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    Grainy eggs?

    Hi all, my 1.5 yo Black Australorp started laying funky eggs about a month ago. It was peak heat at the time and we had doubled the flock size by adding three pullets (we raised from chicks) about a moth prior. Her eggs are paper thin and on one half, they are very grainy to the touch, almost...
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