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    Is it true that pointy eggs are most likely a rooster?

    I just tried this method with a Broody hen. I gathered ten rounded oval eggs and specifically not pointy ones. (I have one chicken that i can identify get eggs because she is the only one that laid green shelled eggs) she lays both pointy and oval eggs. So the shape does not depend on the...
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    BEST chicken feed recipe, ever.

    Quote: Amen to that! I have thought the same thing. Even a good 30 years ago when I was little and my family kept chickens, we may have given them commercial feed, but that was before soy was the main source of protein... What did those wise old farmers feed their flocks???
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    BEST chicken feed recipe, ever.

    azure standard has what is called "chicken wheat" I believe organic, just not up to quality for being labeled human consumption, it's about half the price...
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    Heat lamps...

    I guess my concern is although they are fine now, I know last year about this time we got temps down in the -10 area, so is a week of good temps going to be enough for them to adjust? Obviously the longer the temps are good the better, but if we run into a cold snap next week I don't want my...
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    Heat lamps...

    old and the temperature here is now in the teens at night and upper 30's in the day.)
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    Heat lamps...

    So after much reading, it makes the most sense to not heat... So what to do if we are in the middle of winter and have been using a heat lamp? Wait until spring, or can I wean them off it now? (they are about 8 months
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    Increase protein?

    I know this is YEARS past the last post, but if any other readers are interested, saving your egg shells, drying them, and crush them up to confetti sized bits is a great replacement for oyster shell.
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