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    Eggs with Rough Texture, Thin Shells

    That's a relief. I'll try changing the feed then and seeing if that improves things.
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    Eggs with Rough Texture, Thin Shells

    Thanks for the reply! The eggs are not wrinkly, they are rough, sort of like sand paper. The eggs feel a bit lighter (shells are thin and often break in the laying box) and aren't smooth and shiny like normal eggs. They lays these sort of defective eggs very consistently, there's at least one...
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    Eggs with Rough Texture, Thin Shells

    Recently, I've been getting many defective eggs from my small flock of backyard chickens. 1. The shell texture is rough, almost like sandpaper with tiny little bumps 2. The shells are generally very thin 3. The whites of the egg are gooey and clumpy and seem to have a lot of water (lots of...
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    Bay Area BYCers!

    Hi all! Actually I was directed here from a post I made on "Meat Birds ETC" part of the forum. So here's the story, I live in East Bay and have a flock of roughly 20 chickens, geese, and ducks. Unfortunately, my family and I have to leave for an extended period of time over the summer, and we...
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    "Processing" service in Bay Area, CA

    I have a small flock of backyard chickens, geese, and ducks (~20). My family and I are leaving town for an extended period of time, and would like to slaughter and process the birds before we leave. Unfortunately my experience with this is pretty limited; I've done a duck and a chicken roughly a...
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    Is this normal breathing behavior for goslings?

    Thank you guys so much, everyone is so helpful here. I removed the oyster shells and instead gave them a paper plate of some gravel/dirt/sand from the yard. I've also been giving them lettuce and dandelion leaves, which they really love. The older one seems to be doing a little better (no...
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    Is this normal breathing behavior for goslings?

    Thanks for all the helpful replies! I tried turning the heat lamp off and shone a regular lamp, as suggested, and noticed that they huddled together when sleeping. However, they were in a corner, NOT under the lamp. Do you think this means they don't need the heat lamp? As for playful...
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    Is this normal breathing behavior for goslings?

    These three gosling have been my first experience raising these adorable little things, but I'm worried sick that there may be something wrong with them! I'm not sure what normal breathing behavior for goslings are (these three are 5 days, 3 days, and 2 days) but it seems to me that they are...
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    Gosling Just Hatched unexpectedly, first time raising, need help!

    It's a miracle! The other two eggs I put under the hen hatched today as well! The only issue was, however, I was out of town last night and today, and my husband (who had no idea how long it takes for gosling to hatch) panicked after around half a day of watching them struggle, and ended up...
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    Gosling Just Hatched unexpectedly, first time raising, need help!

    Hi, update on my little miracle gosling. He/she looks to be growing up fine, and the stuffed animal really did the trick. Here it is, sleeping in its food bowl and cuddling with the stuffed animal: Just one quick question, it seems to like to nibble at my fingers a lot when I pick it up or...
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    Gosling Just Hatched unexpectedly, first time raising, need help!

    So I've been placing my fertile geese eggs under my broody hen in hopes that she'd manage to hatch them. To be honest, I was under the impression that the chances of them hatching would be close to impossible, since I've heard a lot about how the chicken can't keep the large geese eggs warm...
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    First Incubation Help!

    So, my call ducks have been having eggs this past spring, and it just so happened that my Orpington became broody roughly a week and a half ago. Not thinking much, I put any eggs I found under her (whenever I'd find one, I'd stick it under.) However, four days ago, I was surprised to see that...
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    Can I place eggs in an incubator after they've been incubated by a hen

    Okay, this may be a bit of an odd question. But one of my hens has been broody, so I placed a few of my call duck eggs under her. It's been a week since I placed them there. But now I may have to leave on vacation for a good month, and I don't have anyone willing to watch over a broody hen...
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