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    Soft shelled egg

    I saw this recommendation posted on another thread. I will look into this. Thank you
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    Soft shelled egg

    I appreciate your honesty. I know it may not be what I want but it may be the best thing. Such is life. Thank you for your thoughts and honest opinion.
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    Soft shelled egg

    thanks so much!! Although that is not what I want to hear:(:(
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    Soft shelled egg

    She is on Purina layer feed. I keep a dish of oyster shells on the side for them to eat as needed. I am careful with the treats as I've had problems in the past. The other hens (eggs) are fine, its just this one hen.
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    Soft shelled egg

    I have an Easter egger who consistently lays soft shell eggs. She is a great layer and consistently lays eggs, but they are always soft shelled. Sometimes the shell is so soft the shell crumbles when I pick it up, sometimes its rubbery, but most of the time it breaks in the egg box right after...
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    Help!! What is inside this soft shelled egg?

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    Help!! What is inside this soft shelled egg?

    My hen is 3 years old and was very obviously not feeling well this morning. I didn’t think she was going to make it. Later in the morning she was just fine. Eating. Drinking. Running around the yard. I got home from work and found a soft shell egg that I’m assuming was from her. I have...
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    Hens pecking rooster

    Thanks so much. That is what I thought but I wasn't sure. It seems to happen every once in awhile. His comb will be fine and all of a sudden it will be bleeding again. And it is just like you said; he just stands there and lets them pick at it. Today it got so bad that he had blood...
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    Hens pecking rooster

    I have 23 hens and 1 rooster. They are in a 10 x 12 pen and have at least double that for a run. They go out in the run daily and are out there for the majority of the day. My rooster is getting pecked terribly by the hens. His comb is often bleeding and they have pecked off several of his...
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    Rooster?

    Yes!! Ive been pretty happy with them. They are only 4 hours away from my home too, which is also a benefit!!
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    Rooster?

    My Pet Chicken
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    Rooster?

    Thanks for the info. I ordered Cuckoo Marans and Plymouth Rocks. They look completely the same. All of their feet are yellow still with some black "striping" on them.
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    Rooster?

    S/he is either a Plymouth rock or a Silver Cuckoo Maran. I cannot tell them apart yet.
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    Rooster?

    This “hen” is almost 4 weeks old. She has a more prominent comb and waddles than the others. I’m thinking she may be a rooster. Thoughts??
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    Neck feather loss

    I have a strange question. One of my hens went broody in the early spring. In her crazed state, she rubbed all her neck feathers off on the nesting boxes. It is now fall and she has not grown her feathers back. She will get little pin feathers all over her neck but I think the other hens peck...
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