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    soft shelled eggs

    No idea, I have 4 older hens about 3 - 4 years old and 6 hatched last Apr. Only one older hen molted over the winter, none of the yearlings have molted yet. My eggs have never been super strong shelled, I'll try cutting treats back and just feed them 19% layer. Thanks for the input. Tom
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    soft shelled eggs

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    soft shelled eggs

    Hey gang, I have a small flock of mixed breeds, RIR, Wyondottes, New Hamp Red, Americuna, 10 hens and a rooster. Ages from 1 year to maybe 4 years for oldest. I'm having an issue with fragile eggs 1 to 3 a day, I get a total of 6 to 9 eggs a day. Feed pelletized 19% layer feed and free...
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    ready to introduce pullets to existing flock

    Ok, they have been together for several days now, after a little drama when I first put the youngsters in the run, my roo and one hen refused to go back into the run and I couldn't leave the gate open to let them in on their own. Had to catch each of the youngsters and forcefully put them in...
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    ready to introduce pullets to existing flock

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    ready to introduce pullets to existing flock

    Thanks for the input.
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    ready to introduce pullets to existing flock

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    ready to introduce pullets to existing flock

    I have 4 2 yr old hens and 1 2 yo rooster, I bought 6 chicks at local farm supply this spring. They are now about 14 weeks old, fully feathered and about 2/3 as big as the smallest hen. I've had them in a separate smaller run against the side of the chicken run. The main run is 10 x 10 and...
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    Introducing 8 week old pullets to the flock

    I am following this thread with interest, my established flock is 4 adult hens and one rooster, I have 6 13 week old pullets and have them in a separated run adjacient to the established flock. I intend to put them together at 15 to 18 weeks, my chicken run is 10 x 10 and the coop is 8 by 10...
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    egg eating hen

    Thank you for your suggestion.
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    egg eating hen

    I'm new at this chicken thing, I suspect that one of my 6 hens is eating eggs, first I found an egg in the nest without any shell, then over the next two days I found two eggs that had been pipped, (had holes in shell) today I was cleaning out nest boxes and had two perfect eggs in one box...
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