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    Weird!!

    Found the weirdest thing today. An egg in our coop with no shell, but the membrane was very rough & completely intact. It's also normal size. It's so odd.... lol I am not worried about calcium or anything cuz my birds get oyster shell & layer feed & the eggs with shells have super hard shells...
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    humongous egg

    somehow a pterodactyl got into the nest boxes last night & layed an egg.... Oh my, it was quite large! Should I be concerned?? lol
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    FINALLY!!! Was brave enough to do it.

    Let my 2 younger chickens & my 4 guineas out yesterday. We couldn't get the last 2 guineas to go in the coop last night, but this morning they were hanging out right outside the coop. Let them all out again today. Let's see if they go back at dusk!!
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    FINALLY did it!!

    We finally filled one of our 18 count egg cartons. We would have done it sooner, but we have been using them for pancakes & muffins too!!
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    Introducing new Birds

    I have a large coop full of layers, 13 to be exact. I also have a small coop full of 4 guineas, a buff orp & what looks like a red sex link. The birds in the small coop are still small enough, though barely, to squeeze through the fence. I would like to be able to let them out with the others...
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    eggshell calcium

    Please share here what your take is on re-using the egg shells for calcium. If you bake & crush them well is it safe? I would like to try it if I can be sure my hens won't get that bad habit of pecking their eggshells....Thanks!!!
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    White Leghorn vs. RIR

    As far as egg laying I posted a little while back wondering how much longer it takes a RIR to lay than a white leghorn. Just thought I'd share that according to my chickens it takes approximately 2 weeks longer for a RIR to lay their 1st egg. We got our 1st brown egg yesterday. YAY!!
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    winter laying

    I know hens lay less when the days are shorter. Do they actually stop laying in the winter? If so, for how long of a span?
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    Guinea hens

    We got some for tick control. They are not full grown yet but big enough to leave the coop. However, I have not let them out yet I am scared I will never see them again. How do I let them out & know they will return?? Thanks...
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    White Leghorns vs. RIR

    Anyone know the age difference for starting to lay?? They are all the same age but I have been getting eggs from ONLY the White Leghorns for over a week.
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    pooing in the nest boxes

    Seems there is a LOT of poo lately in the nest boxes, a lot more poo than eggs!!! Would closing them off at night to be certain the hens aren't roosting there at night help?? Any other ideas what to do?? I don't really want to be cleaning out nasty poo filled nest boxes every day if it can be...
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    Chickens with Nigerian Dwarf goats

    Hi everyone. I am new here and have a question for all the experts. We started our mini farm with chickens this past spring and love it. SOOO, now we want to expand & have some dairy goats. We were told that the goats cannot eat chicken food as it is extremely toxic to them so not to have them...
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    How long til new layers get consistent?

    Hi everyone I am new here. Got our 1st chickens this past spring we have 10 RIR and 3 White Leghorns. The WL's just started to lay about a week ago. We generally get one egg a day, although for 1 or 2 of those days we got 2 eggs. Just was wondering how long it will take before the WL's are...
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