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    New layers, eggs changing colors

    Nature is cool for sure! Just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing anything wrong. Thanks for the encouragement :-)
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    New layers, eggs changing colors

    So I have 12 little hens, 19 weeks old. Last week 1 RIR and 1 Black Australorp started laying. This week I think one of the other RIR's is laying. Initially the shells were a deep dark brown and shiny. But yesterday and today 2 of the eggs are pale pink and dull. Is this normal? Should I...
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    Free Ranging my chicks

    They've been out in the run for about 2 weeks. At first it was just a few hours on the weekend when we were around. Then I found them waiting by the chicken door in the coop every morning....they nearly trample each other to get outside! They are super funny to watch. This last week was...
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    Free Ranging my chicks

    Any advice on how old my chicks need to be before I let them free range with supervision? My little hens are 8 weeks old today. It has been in the high 70's in our NW corner of Montana and they have been loving their run for the last 2 weeks. I'm home for the weekend and think they would love...
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    I have 1 sick chick and 1 dead chick! help!

    Update: We just went out and checked on my little Buff. She had enough energy to be loud and cheeping even though everyone else was sound asleep. We syringe fed 2cc of water with a wiff of honey, which she took eagerly. She even had a little fight in her, if only for a second. Tomorrow...
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    I have 1 sick chick and 1 dead chick! help!

    I need a little advice. I have had chickens in the past but it has been a few years. 3 days ago I started my new flock of 16 chicks, purchased from a local farm store who gets their chicks from McMurray Hatchery. They were 2 days old when we got them. There was 1 Barred Rock who was wobbly...
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