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    How long will my eggs last in the fridge?

    Not sure if I understand it correctly but, are you using the 'sharpie' directly on the eggs? If so STOP. The shell is porous and that ink can seep into the egg itself. I use a crayon as it is non-toxic wax and will not leach into the shell. I have kept eggs in the fridge for a couple of...
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    15 month hen has never laid

    They are not free range per se but thier run is 80 feet by 50 feet so lots of room to roam. But nowhere to hide the eggs. Like I say she is picked on a lot and maybe she is just too stressed to lay.
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    15 month hen has never laid

    My wife and I know the color of each of our hens eggs. She has never "nested". I'm really looking for answers as to why she may not be laying. I Know with 100% certainty that she does not lay so that's the help I'm looking for. I dont think she is sick as she eats/drinks/acts fine. She is a...
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    15 month hen has never laid

    The one in question is an Ameracauna.
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    15 month hen has never laid

    I knew someone would go the "are you sure she is not a he route" Its a she allright as her sister is a darn near exact copy and no spurs/comb/wattle/down pointing feathers etc...etc.... I know my Rooster's and she is not one.
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    15 month hen has never laid

    I have a flock of 9 hens and 1 rooster. They are of mixed ages between 3 years and 15 months. All the hens but one started laying when they were supposed to and have laid consistently ever since. The one hen that has never laid is at the bottom of the pecking order and I was wondering if that...
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    Suspect I have a chicken eating eggs

    Any luck breaking the habit??
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    Chickens eating their eggs!!

    I need to know what I can do to stop my chix from eating their eggs. I have 8 hens and they all lay at different times of day so it is impossible to collect them everytime one of them lays. I do have a job and all. This just started about a week ago and as soon as one of them is about to lay...
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    when to expect chickens to molt in Western Washington?

    I was hoping some of you BYC'rs from Western Washington state might have an answer for me.
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    bald chicken!

    I have a RIR that has been overbreed by my very large, but hansome, Austrolorp rooster. I've had her isolated from him for about a month now. How long will it take for all her feathers to come back. Her back and shoulders were pretty much bare and I dont see a lot of regrowth at this point...
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    ARGH!! they are eating thier own eggs!!

    My chickens have started eating thier eggs. It seems that it is the shells they are after not so much the contents. its funny to watch them chase each other around with a big chunk of shell in thier mouths but........I WANT THE EGGS!! Any suggestions as to how to break them of this new-found...
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    coop light

    We just ended a long cold stretch and I had put in 2 red heat lamps in the coop to keep the flock warm. It kick started the girls into laying again.(we were only getting about 1 egg every other day from the 3 established layers now we are getting 3 per day.) My wife and I had decided not to...
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    Bow legged Rooster?

    oh, I forgot to mention that when he is just standing his feet are almost together not spread out to better support him. Also he sort of taps his toes like they are sore or something.
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    Bow legged Rooster?

    I have a 5 month old Barred Rock Roo who has always walked a little funny. His legs are bowed-in and he seems unstable. He also seems to have lost some size in the last few weeks although we have had a real stretch of cold snowy weather so that may be the reason. His feathers look good. His...
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    do I need to vaccinate

    They are still inside and my understanding was that maerks was spread by other birds,Mosquitos etc. Am I wrong?
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