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    Shadowy lines in the egg shell??

    Hi Folks, Some of my brown eggs, instead of being solid brown, have been getting darker lines in them. It has a road map affect. The shadowy lines are in the shell itself. The eggs still taste great but the visual appeal is gone. Any suggestions? I would add a pic but the forum tells me I...
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    From starter feed straight to layer feed??

    Is it really necessary to go from starter feed to finisher feed then to layer???? I'm using TSC feeds and that's what they recommend. I'd kinda like to skip the finisher feed and just go directly to layer pellets. My chicks are 11 weeks old. Thanks Tony
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    White Leghorns and Welsumers

    Hi, I originally had this posted on another section of this site but didn't get any response so I figured I must have it posted on the wrong section and thought best that I try here. I did a search on this site on Welsumers and found a thread that describes them as terribly aggressive. I...
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    Welsumers and White leghorns

    I did a search on this site on Welsumers and found a thread that describes them as terribly aggressive. I planned on ordering 24 Welsumers and 12 White Leghorn chicks for a spring deliveery. Will they all co-exist without the Welsumers killing the Leghorns?? Also, are there any recommendations...
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    Absorbtion factor of eggs?

    I've read that eggs are somewhat porous and do absorb moisture somewhat. I have a hen that lays an egg every morning from her roost onto the poop board. If I don't find it broken from the fall I will find it in a load of poop, cushoined from the fall. Is the egg going to absorb enough fecal...
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    affect of vinegar on water freezing?

    This past year I started adding apple cider vinegar to my chickens water. This winter it seems that the water isn't freezing as easily as before. Is this possible? Does the vinegar affect the temperature that water normally freezes? Thanks, Tony
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    hens laying eggs from the roost

    Morning, I have two of my fourteen hens laying there eggs from the roost sometime before 4:30am. If the egg happens to land on a load of poop on the poop board it won't break, but if it misses any poop it will break. I've never had hens do this. What can I do to correct this?? All my other...
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    Craword Count fair

    Hi, The wife and I went down to the Crawford County fair yesterday and went thru the chicken barn. It's kinda nice being able to see all the different breeds. I read about them on this forum but now we get a chance to see what they all look like. I guess I was most impressed with Jersey Giants...
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    safe paint for i/s of coop??

    My coop is built inside my barn in the corner so two exterior walls of the coop are hemlock siding. I would like to paint the walls with a bird safe paint. Any thoghts as to what kind of paint is safe for them?? Tony
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    My cat is sickly.

    I'm kinda thinking our cat has been poisoned. She's normally very playful when I first get home from work. Today she didn't even come to me...just sat and stared blankly off to the distance. I pet her and no purring or rubbing against me. When she finally started away across the garage she slunk...
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    ACV from Krogers??

    We don't happen to have any Kroger stores near us. Is ACV sold in other stores? What is it and what does it actually do to the water in buckets to keep it from greening up?? And if I do find this chemical somewhere how much do I put in the water to stop greening up? Are you certain it won't...
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    Kaytee grit

    I purchased a small container of Kaytee Hi-Cal grit from the pet store for my week old chicks. I wondered if any one else has used this product for there small chicks?? Should it be okay?? Thanks, Tony
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    Mathemetician needed for a calculation

    Morning, I’m changing over to water nipples for my chickens and want to have the capacity of water at 2 gallons. I need to know what length of 4” PVC pipe is required to get the 2 gallons of water?? I found the formula on the internet but am having a problem getting the numbers to come out to...
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    Source for watering nipples.

    Where do you folks buy those watering nipples from?? My Tractor Supply store doesn't seem to have them. Thanks, Tony
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    Chain saw shavings

    Hello, Wondered if anyone else uses chain saw shavings for bedding in there coops for the hens. For years I've avoided using these shavings because I was concerned with the minute amount of oil contamination from the bar oiler. Any thoughts?? Tony
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    How much calf manna?

    I picked up a 50# bag of calf manna at the feedstore. I gave them a sampler of the feed of the small size Cool Whip container in a seperate feed tray and they dug right in. Seeing as how this is going to be just a supplement about how much should I put out for my hens? I have eight 1 1/2 year...
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    Sex Links ??

    In some of the reading on this site I came across references to Golden, Red and Black sex links. I did a search and got 245 pages of possible explanations. Of the many I read, none really explained. So, what are these? Are they cross breeds? Is it just an easier way to descibe your hen? Is...
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    are mites and lice contagious to us??

    A couple of my hens are loosing feathers in one concentrated area and I thought I should check them for lice or mites. I was curious whether me or the wife can become infected with them. (lice and mites) If so, is there a proper way to check my birds so we don't get infected? We're kinda new to...
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