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Soft shelled eggs on the poop board.
This is the third year I have had the girls. I have it narrowed down to two birds. They get fed organic layer feed, occasional fresh veggies/fruit and are free ranged during the day. Clara was broody for several weeks and then I started seeing these soft shelled eggs on the poop board and now...- Peg J
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Soft shelled eggs on the poop board.
I have been getting eggs dropped on the poop board in the morning with super soft shells. It has happened four times in the past 3 weeks. Does anyone know why this is happening? I have five laying hens and getting 3 -4 normal eggs a day. I believe it's just one hen dropping these soft eggs...- Peg J
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Bertha Buff and her friend Lena hanging out on a rainy day.
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Chicken Pics
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Lice or Mites?
So now we have tried all the natural remedies for lice and mites not knowing which we have. Last we I moved on to Ivermectin after dusting with DE and Sevin dust. All of my 7 chickens have very red and inflamed bottoms and are missing a lot of feathers. I have cleaned the coop many times with...- Peg J
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Lice or Mites?
This month celebrates my first year of raising chickens. I have 7 hens and boy was I excited that they all made it through the cold Chicago winter. However, in the past few weeks one of my hens had a run in with an opossum which was bad enough but ended up with a hole in her head the size of a...- Peg J
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Comment by 'peg j' in album 'Peg's Coop'
Thanks. I'm from Iowa and a quilter. Quilt blocks are on barns everywhere in Iowa. We really enjoy our new coop- Peg J
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