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    How do I get my chicken to lay "smaller" eggs?

    I have 5 hens and they get 2 cups of feed twice a day
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    How do I get my chicken to lay "smaller" eggs?

    I just feed her laying mash. But I do feed them a lot of greens, they all really like dandilions
  3. monkahi

    How do I get my chicken to lay "smaller" eggs?

    my hen is only 6 1/2 months old, so she has been laying for about a month now.
  4. monkahi

    BIG egg!

    I'm with you on that. My hen just laid one that was 2 3/4" long and 7" around, it weighed just under 4 oz. I feel so bad for her
  5. monkahi

    How do I get my chicken to lay "smaller" eggs?

    and the massive egg weighed just under 4 oz.
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    How do I get my chicken to lay "smaller" eggs?

    I know most people want large eggs, but one of my girls is laying massive size eggs. A normal large egg is about 5 1/2" around by 2" long. My hen laid one that is 7" around and 2 3/4" long. I'm afraid it's going to do some damage to her. Her eggs just keep getting larger and larger. How do I...
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    do I need to winterize my chicken coop

    The girl's coop is a two story to them, not to us...LOL they have the bottom floor, the egg laying level, the ladder and then the loft. My girls like to lay on flat surfaces more than roosting.
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    Alright y'all, I want to hear how you are all winterizing your coops!!

    how do you keep them from flying out of the kennel?
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    do I need to winterize my chicken coop

    My girls coop is 16 sq. ft, two stories, has a skylight, west facing window, is 2 ft. off the ground and is placed in the south west corner between my garage and house. My garage is on it's northeast side and my house is on it's southwest side. How cold of temps can the girls with stand and...
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    How can I get my 2 month old chicks to eat pellets?

    Thank you for letting me know that they won't starve themselves. The food is chick grower and comes in pellets. I did put some in small amount of water, they ate it like candy....
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    How can I get my 2 month old chicks to eat pellets?

    This is my first time posting, so please bare with me...LOL My chicks are now 2 months old and the only chick food I can get for them now is small pellets. They had been eating chick starter which was a fine grind. Any and all suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
  12. monkahi

    FREE chicken coop plan (nice one too) on the Purina Mills Website

    the coop actually has 16 square feet of floor space so can easily fit 4 hens
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