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    Marek's

    We have Marek's disease. I have 2 year olds that are doing fine. I have 7 that just started laying, and one roo, those are vaccinated. My question, if I let them make chicks, would they have any immunity to Marek's or will they just die? Thanks!
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    Too many eggs

    That would mean the BO is laying 2 whitish eggs and one brown egg a day.
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    Too many eggs

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    Too many eggs

    That would mean the BO is laying 3 eggs a day. One brown one and two white ones.
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    Too many eggs

    But the Marans lay dark brown eggs and these are nearly white. The Easter egger would be the obvious choice since everyone else lays brown eggs, but she's very small.
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    Too many eggs

    The older hen is the reddest. I'll see what the baby's combs look like in a bit. Eggs are whiter but not totally white, like very light brown. I don't know an egg song. The egg color is throwing me. My BO lays nice brown eggs like you'd expect. The Marans has been giving me the whiter eggs...
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    Too many eggs

    I got the 6 eggs yesterday afternoon. I had skipped a day. So 6 eggs in two days. Between yesterday afternoon and this morning I got 3 eggs.
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    Too many eggs

    Whitish
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    Too many eggs

    Buff Orpington, some kind of maran, and one Easter egger. The marans are the biggest.
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    Marek's and enteric coccidiosis

    My two year-old hens are still fine. Where did I get them, including ones that died of Marek's. My suspicion is Tractor Supply. I started there. Then I got a bunch from Cackle. My other possible suspicion is the few I got from a backyard breeder. But timing and loss was happening very early in...
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    Too many eggs

    I have two year old hens that give me about an egg a day. I have eight 3-month pullets. I'm getting 3 eggs a day. How is that happening with only two old enough to lay? Is it possible that the young ones could be laying at three months old? They're as big as the two older hens. Thanks!
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    Marek's

    I'm hoping!
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    Marek's

    I was surprised at how fast he was. We caught him on our nest camera. I'm less than a minute he took out 7 chickens. Two were left dead in the yard, the rest disappeared. I'm not sure how he got that many chickens in such a short period of time, and confused about how he left 2 dead, likely ate...
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    Marek's

    I just had half of my chicken flock taken out by a fox. I've read that guinea hens can help protect your flock. The problem I'm running into is sellers want huge orders. I have 12 chickens left, I don't need 30 guineas! Also, another obstacle, we have Marek's. My last batch of chicks was...
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    Hiding eggs

    Yes, 120sq foot coop custom built for them, 5 nest boxes. A 1 year old BO, a 5 month old Orpington mix, and 18 2-month olds. The BO layed in the nesting box from the time she started laying, approximately 6 months ago. The trouble started when the 5 month old started laying. Since I only have 2...
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