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  1. Bhapimama

    Paper-thin Shells

    Update: Poxie laid a perfectly beautiful egg yesterday ❤️
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    Paper-thin Shells

    I might just try that
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    Paper-thin Shells

    Sorry I should have explained - they free range all day. They usually don't even finish the pellets that I give them because they're too busy free ranging all over the yard and garden
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    Paper-thin Shells

    I'll post some pics this weekend
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    Paper-thin Shells

    When I've offered oyster shells before, no one seemed interested. I toss out there pellets daily verses providing a constant supply in a feeder because otherwise I'm also feeding the neighborhood flock of crows ... My girls love them some yogurt though lol
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    Paper-thin Shells

    I really hope that's all it is. Planning to stop at the store and pick up some full-fat yogurt tomorrow
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    Paper-thin Shells

    My Black Laced Red Wyandotte has always been the beauty of the flock and not so much known for her laying compared to the other three girls ( a Barred Rock and two Easter Eggers) but nevertheless we've been able to count on 3 or 4 eggs a week from her when it's laying season or she is not on...
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    Thin Eggs no Matter What I Try

    I am having a similar problem with a two year old hen. She's a black laced red Wyandotte... Not as prolific a layer as my other three (a Barred Rock and two Easter Eggers) but still has been pretty consistent, laying 3 or 4 eggs a week. Took the winter off and now that it's laying season again...
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    Shell-less egg?

    A "start up glitch".... I like that :) I think there was a little membrane. When I was washing the other eggs there was something stuck on one that could have been that. Pox has a pretty fluffy backside and doesn't care to be handled much at all so I just tried to peek at it. It looked the way...
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    Shell-less egg?

    My girls are 2 years old (today actually! Happy Birthday Ladies!) There are four of them and all but one (my Gold-lace Wyandotte, "Pox") are laying. Today I was working in the yard and Pox came out of the henhouse singing the egg song so I went to check and there was egg yolk all over the eggs...
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    What were your worst mistakes when you first started?

    Thank you! Good info
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    What were your worst mistakes when you first started?

    I've been wondering if it would be a good idea to build a small flock 2 at a time for a few years. I have four hens now which is a good number for my little household but I've been thinking: eventually they will all stop laying and I will just have a retirement home for four hens. Curious what...
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    What were your worst mistakes when you first started?

    I bought a used prefab for $40 and put it on pier blocks so it's up off the ground a little. Also it's in the middle of a large run so it works well for my 4 hens but I agree with you, it has definitely been a good "trainer" coop. I will do things differently when I build my "dream coop" and I...
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    What were your worst mistakes when you first started?

    I bought a used prefab for $40 and put it on pier blocks so it's up off the ground a little. Also it's in the middle of a large run so it works well for my 4 hens but I agree with you, it has definitely been a good "trainer" coop. I will do things differently when I build my "dream coop" and I...
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    What were your worst mistakes when you first started?

    I also had a fire with a heat lamp. Burnt a hole in the floor of my shed, by some miracle the fire put itself out before it found the gas can and plenty of other flammable items. After that I suspended the heat lamp by a chain hanging from the ceiling of the shed. No problems after that.
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    Moulting with flockmate abuse?

    Thanks ... she does seem to be recovering quickly. I could see improvement just from the morning to the evening yesterday I thought I read somewhere that it’s common for them to go through the worst moult of their lives at this age (their second fall - they were hatched in March 2017)... and...
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    Moulting with flockmate abuse?

    Thanks for asking... she is doing ok. The others don’t seem to be bothering her too much. She keeps losing feathers but she does have new ones coming in. She still is very uncoordinated and staggers when she walks. We’ve been isolating her each day long enough for her to eat some high protein...
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    Moulting with flockmate abuse?

    So ... in this thread and another that I posted, the consensus seems to be that I shouldn’t be isolating her and I should let her be with the rest of the flock. So after spending the night in the house, I put her out with the other girls this morn when I let everyone out. So far so good, I...
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    Sideways walk with hard moult

    Well... so far so good. I would’ve liked to have seen her eat more, but the others didn’t harass her and when the “lead hen” alerted everyone of “danger”, Peep joined up with the flock like she should. Her staggery walk seems maybe slightly improved. My video is too large to upload. This website...
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    Sideways walk with hard moult

    Ok in light of the fact that three people on here have warned me against isolating her, I think I will let her out with the others this morning and see how things go. As far as going to the vet.... when I can’t afford healthcare for myself, I’m not going to take my chicken to the vet. :-/ Thank...
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