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    Could we get more chickens?

    Hi everyone. We’d love to get some more chickens, but we’re not sure about our coop. We have a large enclosure that the chickens spend their time in during the day, but at night they roost in the coop. Currently we have three hens and one rooster, who fit on the current roost. We also have two...
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    Abnormal Egg Pattern

    She’s probably over a year; she was an adult hen when we got her. She’s been acting normal except when she eats, she seems to gasp and have difficulty swallowing.
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    Abnormal Egg Pattern

    Hi everyone! One of our adult hens Moo (a silver-laced wyandotte) has been laying abnormal eggs. We have been getting very large eggs from her, with a large yolk, and with soft shells. Then today the egg was small, soft-shelled, without a yolk. Our other hens have been laying normal (but...
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    Chickens Laying Small Eggs

    1 rhode island reds, 1 wyandotte, and 1 speckled sussex who just started laying. i thought these breeds were supposed to lay large eggs but i’m not sure?
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    Chickens Laying Small Eggs

    Hello everyone! After bringing some new chickens to the flock, there was a disruption in the laying cycle, but our hens are back to laying now! However, the eggs we’ve been getting have been very small. Could this just be the result of stress from the new chickens? Thanks!
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    Introduction

    My name is Maggie and currently my family has 4 grown hens, one grown rooster, and two chicks who are about five weeks old. Two of our hens are Rhode Island Reds, Dorothy and Rose. We also have a Grey-laced Wyandotte, Moo, and a Speckled Sussex, Spock. I am not sure what breed our rooster is...
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