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    poopy bottom and egg concerns

    One of our BR's continually has a poopy bottom and always lays eggs that have calcium "bumps" all over them. She has laid a few soft eggs (maybe 4 and not all in a row). Her shells are thin compared to the other girls and she herself is larger than the other girls. They all have access to...
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    1st egg, 2nd egg, no 3rd egg!

    Our little flock of 8 birds just turned 20 weeks this week. We have 2 RIRs, 2 EE, 2 barred rocks, 1 black australorp, 1 & white leghorn. One of our RIRs developed a huge red comb/waddles and has been squatting for the past few days - and all the girls have been acting very excited. 3 days...
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    When to switch from grower feed to layer

    We had our first egg today out of eight birds. When do we switch from grower feed to layer?
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    Do we eat the first egg?

    We did talk about that. Our kids would think that is a fantastic idea. Ha ha.
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    Do we eat the first egg?

    Got our first egg today from Rheta one of our Rhode Island Reds. Question is do we eat the very first egg from any of our eight girls?
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