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    How long will my chicken eggs last

    I have read all kinds of info about this, but would really like a definitive answer. Today I hard boiled some, and when I put them in the pot, two floated, which everyone says they are too old. I cracked them open and they seem fine. How old is “too” old? I store mine in the fridge 1 day...
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    Need help with 1 yr old hens not laying. Never been good layers

    My old barred plymouth rock was the best layer I ever had. Largest eggs and almost never missed a day including the Winter months, this is why we went to all BPRs. I layer feed in pellet form and always at least 16 percent protein. The same variety as I have always purchased from tractor...
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    Need help with 1 yr old hens not laying. Never been good layers

    we have nearly 13 hours of daylight now and I only am getting 1 egg every 3 days out of all 6 of them. This is actually less than I got in the middle of Winter. All of them appear to be quite happy. i AM READY TO GIVE THEM AWAY, especially now that it is time to buy another 50lb. bag of...
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    Need help with 1 yr old hens not laying. Never been good layers

    Sorry. I take care of a handicapped husband and don’t get the feed at the same place all the time, and didn’t want to go out to the shed to look. I mostly get it at tractor supply Co. Dumor or something. Sometimes down the road, can’t remember the name. Minimum 16 protein up to 20.
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    Need help with 1 yr old hens not laying. Never been good layers

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    Need help with 1 yr old hens not laying. Never been good layers

    No they were purchased as peeps.
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    Need help with 1 yr old hens not laying. Never been good layers

    could a slightly muddy run be part of the problem. Also I bought wood shavings from a woodmill that works with mostly pine, but it is possible that there is small amount of cedar in there. I didn't know that was a problem or I would have asked to be sure. The chickens appear healthy though...
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    Solved How do I add location to my info?

    Yippee. Thanks. Done. It kept asking for required info, and I finally saw what was required was why I joined. But I joined like 6 years ago. But it's done. Thanks a heap.
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    Need help with 1 yr old hens not laying. Never been good layers

    I was just stating that because I wanted to save time. They live in the same coop and have the same run space as my other flocks of similar size have. They eat the same food from tractor supply, that my other hens have eaten for years. Same with the occassional scrap. They aren't eating...
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    Solved How do I add location to my info?

    Recently I posted a question asking for help, and I was told to add where I live, etc., but can't seem to find out how to do that. Can someone tell me.
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    Need help with 1 yr old hens not laying. Never been good layers

    good feed, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I'm trying to update info, but have spent a precious half hour of my life trying to get that info in my profile, but not sure how to do it.
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    Need help with 1 yr old hens not laying. Never been good layers

    This is what I have been wondering. Nothing is making sense.
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    Need help with 1 yr old hens not laying. Never been good layers

    Working on updating my profile. Thanks for the nudge
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    Need help with 1 yr old hens not laying. Never been good layers

    Im, no expert, but this isn't my first chicken rodeo either. all you ask is in order. I too love their personalities. That's one of the reasons I got them.
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    Need help with 1 yr old hens not laying. Never been good layers

    Hi fellow chicken lovers (although it's changing for me...): I need some help. I have 5 barred rock hens. (because a prior BR was a great layer) Got them last March. They were late to lay eggs. The eggs were small. By fall, they were laying, but not everyone every day, and then before...
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