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    HI, new chicken mom

    We have coyote, fox, hawks and all sorts of predators. So we do not let the chickens out free in the yard. I have a coop for night time and a 10 X12 run for daytime. It had grass but they ate it all. I tried pine shavings but I didn't like that. So now I have changed to sand. They like to...
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    HI, new chicken mom

    11 day! not sure what we were thinking. We were told some wouldn't make it, and they sent a bonus one. I should have told them nothing dies here! everyone is fine, and giving me way more than we need or can handle. Our friends, family and neighbors are all covered
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    Help, new chicken mom. I got a double yoke layer

    Their shells are really hard, so I wasn't giving oyster shell. I have it just didn't think they needed it. Is it something they should always have?
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    Help, new chicken mom. I got a double yoke layer

    I will watch them all, I have no idea which one it is.... or if it is just the one. A daily double seems like a lot of work for one bird. We are on day 7 of double yoke eggs.
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    Help, new chicken mom. I got a double yoke layer

    they have access to water all day and get fresh veggies daily. not worried about dehydration. Thought maybe I was overfeeding them. :-) Every time i go out side all 11 heads pop over to see what I have, and I feel terrible if I don't have treats. They get lots of lettuce.
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    Help, new chicken mom. I got a double yoke layer

    Thanks, They don't seem to like the meal worms, so they do not get much of the. I have the same 5 pound bag I started with. I mix it with the scratch now and throw and hand full in here and there. I am hearing this is normal. Poor thing, I hope it is not the same one. we are getting one huge...
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    HI, new chicken mom

    My girls are 22 weeks now, active layers. They seem happy. We have 11 ISA Brown hens that we purchased as day old chicks from the hatchery Tracker Supply get's theirs from. We got from the hatchery so we could get them vaccinated. Now they are full size (I hope), happy flock. They have...
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    Help, new chicken mom. I got a double yoke layer

    My girls are 22 weeks old and good layers. I get 9-11 eggs a day from 11 ISA brown chickens. My mother in law got our first double yoke. She was so excited. That was a few weeks ago. I told her it happens when they get started. Now we are getting a double yoke everyday and the eggs are...
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