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    Brooding hen laying on eggs

    Ok so i candled today (day 5) and can't/don't really know what im looking at... The last 2 are the same egg
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    Brooding hen laying on eggs

    I don't... But Dr. Google has helped me in the past lol
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    Brooding hen laying on eggs

    So it would be a good idea to candle the eggs?
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    Brooding hen laying on eggs

    VERY easier said than done lol. I hope i can get some babies out of her!!! I am getting ready to incubat some quail eggs too so im excited that my farm is growing!!!
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    Brooding hen laying on eggs

    Yes i do. And i have seen them... Mate
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    Brooding hen laying on eggs

    She is a 4 year old bantum and her eggs are a light almost cream egg. Will she brood if they aren't fertile?
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    Brooding hen laying on eggs

    I have a brooding hen that has been laying on her eggs for 3 days now. She got up to eat this morning so i was able to see that she has 3 eggs. My question is how do i know if they are fertile? Should i take a flashlight to them and check when she is out?
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    Can I Feed Quail Breeders Crushed Chicken Egg Shells?

    I have had more problems baking the shells to give the chickens than just crushing them, waiting a few days for them to dry, them giving it to them. Baking the shells takes out all the "good" stuff they need (and the reason you are doing it in the first place)
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    Flock shaking their head

    I will try to. we are having a snow storm here as we speak so the service is crappy but i will defiantly try.
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    IS too much calcium bad?

    ok i use Producer's Pride 16% layer pellets and i have 8 girls that are laying. some have extra shell (like pimples)... some have NO shell (not even a membrane).... and some have beautiful shells (and taste DELICIOUS!!!) i am giving them vitamins and electrolytes and have been doing it for about...
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    Flock shaking their head

    so i have been looking around the coop and there is still nothing there.... they are still shaking their heads but seem healthy and happy. i did end up getting rid of all my roosters other than 1 Rode Island Red and still have the one that is down, although since i put him with the girls he has...
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    Feeding egg shells to chickens?

    I just gave my girls the eggshells that we have been saving. I just crushed them up with cracked corn, broccoli, and meal worms for an added treat. One of my girls grabbed a piece of shell, dropped it, shook her head and left it lol so we will see what happens lol
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    Flock shaking their head

    Thats going Thats going to be a problem... My girls can't fly and cant get on the perches i put in there. They don't even go into the nesting boxes so the only place i can look would be the floor but that has DTearth on it.
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    Flock shaking their head

    We are planning to harvest all the roosters and the ones that are down. We are just waiting for a break in this northeastern weather. The hens might be Cornish Rocks but some might be leg horns. I am getting about 3 to 4 eggs a day right now out of 8 hens. I am planning on setting up a box to...
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    Flock shaking their head

    [azygous, post: 22062516, member: 45606"im sorry about how i wrote that.. This was my first post so i didn't know how much i could say. All of them are 6 months old. We have a big coop for all but my girls only stay in half (they dont like the other side for some reason) my boys now are...
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