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    Soft shell egg

    There is plenty of room for everyone to run. (I pen them in separate areas at night). There is definitely some bullying but nothing violent. I had read several articles that said it is ok to introduce them to each other slowly at this age. Please let me know if this is not advised.
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    Soft shell egg

    I found an egg in the nest box this morning that basically had no shell on it. It was soft, pliable and held together by a very thick membrane. The hens get layer pellets, scratch and oyster shell. But, I recently introduced new (4 mo old) hens to the group, so I switched to chick feed. I had...
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    Odd 'pit-like' object in egg

    Sorry, threw it out soon after the pic. Wish I had done that. Older hen- makes sense.Wondering if this means egg production is coming to a halt.
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    Odd 'pit-like' object in egg

    Looks like Sunshine_Chick had it right! It appears to be an egg inside an egg, although nothing I'd want to eat! Pretty crazy!
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    Odd 'pit-like' object in egg

    I cracked an egg open this morning from one of our backyard chickens and it had the oddest 'pit-like' object in it I have ever seen (see attached pic). The object was hard and about the size of an avocado pit. All of the hens appear to be healthy. Any ideas what would cause something like this...
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    Weed & Feed

    I let my hens out to free range yesterday, not knowing that my husband had just put 'Weed and Feed ' out on the grass. They grazed in the yard for 3 or 4 hours before I realized it. My question: Can this harm them and to what extent? Should we discard eggs, and if so, for how long?
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    Introduction

    Hello Backyard Chicken tenders! (Or should I say tenders of Backyard chickens) I am new to the group. I live in the Austin area and I've had backyard chickens for about 3 years now. I raised the first batch of 5 from baby chicks. They became very accustomed to me being around and were completely...
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