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yeah, i feed them some eggshels, and am getting a solid supply of oyster shells ASAP

one of my 4-5 month old layers laid a egg with no shell! they dont have a calcium source yet, just a few eggshells, but why is this?

what breeds of chicken were those?

thanks!

i went donwn to the chicken house this morning to check for eggs, and there was an egg that had a very thin shell, it had broken. i don't know if someone pecked it, but it wasn't being eaten. i cleaned it up right away though. the chickens have only been laying for a little over a week, and i...

here are a few pictures of my chickens through the growing stage

Quote: no, people have broken necks and backs and lived to walk A doubt someone would be willing to spend $1000s of dollars in vet bills to have a chicken walk again. Sad, but true. well of course not for a chicken, but for humans, yes lol

got them from local feed store, who ordered them from Rochester Hatchery in alberta. it is just plain clear discharge. one is wheezing with raspy breath.

usually if a chicken has curling toes you can splint them. in this case though, idk

is it possible i passed my cold on to the chicks? i have a cold...

june 8 2011 3:47 pm

how old to feed cottage cheese? mine are 11 days old

Quote: no, people have broken necks and backs and lived to walk

thank you so much, i was looking for one

yes, i read in a book or somewhere, they do molt from stress sometimes