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    Diffences Between EEs, Ameraucanas, and Araucanas

    That's about what I figured. Thanks for the reply
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    Diffences Between EEs, Ameraucanas, and Araucanas

    Going to sound like the noob that I am but oh well, if I don't ask I won't know. First off, from all the great info on this thread I now know I have EE's and not amaracaunas like I was told. Anyhow, my two EE's we're giving me one or two light green eggs a day up until a few months ago. At...
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    Only 4 eggs.

    With the supplemental light, what is your opinion, regular "white" light or the red heat light?
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    Probably a silly question

    Most of them came from the same breeder last spring, she got a few from Tractor Supply which I didn't do. They've got a hanging free choice feeder that is kept full as well as free choice oyster shell and we give them lots of scraps, veggies, shells, breads, cereals, etc. I've never seen the...
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    Probably a silly question

    Does having a rooster decrease the size of eggs? My hens all seem to be laying fairly small eggs. My sister in law has a flock with pretty much the same breeds as me, same age, same feed/feeding regimen, on same property about 100 yards apart. The gesso from her flock are not only more...
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    What snacks DON'T or chickens like???

    My chickens go nuts over bread, gave them some cheerios and they haven't touched them. Also, I work at a brewery and occaisionaly I get some of the malted grain that gets spilled (beer drinkers will be happy to know that if grain touches a floor that is literally clean enough to eat off of it...
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    Good feeding practices

    I'm new here and fairly new to raising chickens. my question is whether or not it is ok to spread layer food out on the ground or if it's better to have it in a feeder for them to get what they want when they want it. One little hitch that we have is that we have a goat that stays in the same...
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