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    Is this a lash egg?

    My hen started being back to her old self the day after I posted this! I did not give her any antibiotics or anything extra - just more oyster shells and her regular food. It's been 5 days since she laid the "lash egg" and she laid a normal egg today! Is this safe to eat since she never received...
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    Is this a lash egg?

    Oh! Just saw this on the enrofloxacin! Buying it now! I have the calcium/D3.
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    Is this a lash egg?

    I'm in the states. I didn't know you can get antibiotics without a prescription. I don't know where to get amoxicillin or enrofloxacin. How do I administer the calcium/D3 supplement? Crush into powder, add to water, and feed with a dropper or syringe? Also, would an Epsom salt bath and...
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    Is this a lash egg?

    I've read from this site it's okay to mix your own feed - doesn't have to be layer feed? I did a Pearson square calculation and mixed alfalfa, oats, corn, and soybean meal mix for 16% protein - with grits and oyster shells on the side. I thought it was okay to feed this instead of processed...
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    Is this a lash egg?

    Sorry, yes, I thought those were all normal stuff. She gets layer feed, whole oats, cracked corn, some wild birdseed mix (sunflower seeds, millet, peanuts - just a small handful), fresh veggies and fruit, fresh water, black solider fly Larvae, grits, and oyster shells. Her eggshells have...
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    Is this a lash egg?

    Here's a video of when she laid the egg. You can see some discharge, then the "lash egg," piece of shell, and egg white. I poked it open with a stick. She was lethargic yesterday after what looked like she had eaten her egg. I didn't catch when she laid it, but I can see her head go out of...
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    Please help me identify my 6 chickies

    I bought 12 eggs from Amazon and hatched these 6 chickies. They are 16.5wks old. Please help me identify their breeds and sex :) My first-born. His name is Shelley. Pretty sure he's a cockerel, but he's never crowed and gets picked on. Brahma? Blondie, my 2nd-born. I THINK blondie is a...
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    Homemade feed for my hens?? Better than commercial feed? More affordable? I need the truth!

    The YouTube videos I watched all said to stir it daily. I did that, but I also didn't keep a tight lid on it. My feed did not seem to fill the jar, even after 5 days. There was a weird film on top of the water, so I tossed it. Worried it would make my chickens sick. Do you keep the Mason jar...
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    Homemade feed for my hens?? Better than commercial feed? More affordable? I need the truth!

    So, no stirring at all? Just let it sit for 3 days?
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    Homemade feed for my hens?? Better than commercial feed? More affordable? I need the truth!

    Question about the fermentation process. I tried fermenting some "scratch" and felt it went bad, so I tossed it. I was adding water and stirring every day and it didn't fill up the glass like it did for others. How long do you ferment the feed for? Thanks!
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    New chicken mama in the PNW

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, totally new to chickens! I saw an ad on Craigslist that someone was giving away a free laying hen that was about 2yrs old. I contacted them, ran to the farm store to grab some supplies, then grabbed the hen. I named her...
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