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When a chicken lays an egg it is covered in a natural coating called bloom. Bloom is a natural way to keep bacteria from entering through the shell into the egg. Unless the egg is dirty, I do not wash my eggs. If I do have an egg that is dirty, I gently clean the debris away with a sponge.

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Welcome, this site has lots of great info!

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Welcome, this site has lots of great info! We have 13 acres and we fenced in a quarter acre for our garden and the garden fence attaches to our coop and completely enclosed run. During the day the hens go out in the fenced garden area and keep my garden pretty much bug free! Yes, I...

Welcome, this site has lots of great info! We have 13 acres and we fenced in a quarter acre for our garden and the garden fence attaches to our coop and completely enclosed run. During the day the hens go out in the fenced garden area and keep my garden pretty much bug free! Yes, I...

Welcome, this site has lots of great info! Last year I kept a light going on very cold nights. I used my red heat lamp light that I normally use with the brooder box. I hung it above the area where there water was and it kept the water from freezing as well.

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Welcome! Chickens are kind of like potato chips, you can't just stop at a couple of them! This site has lots of great info! We have two Yorkies. T-Bone, our 2.5 pounder, likes to think he could take on our chickens and even manage to squeeze through the fence into their yard once! We were...

Welcome, this site has lots of great info!

Welcome, this site has lots of great info!