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  1. Lois from KY

    I was wondering why one of the hens egg shells is thin?

    We have around 38 - 39 young hens. (They're 17 months old) We started them out on Naturwise chick start and when they got old enough we switched them to the Naturwise layer pellets.(Right now we're giving them "feather fixer" from naturwise) It seems to be a really good food. Plus they are...
  2. Lois from KY

    Anyone know of a purebred bantam chicken that weighs less than a pound and "looks" like a Dominique?

    We have a friend that's looking for a bantam rooster that "looks" just like a Dominique and they even say it's called a "Dominique". And that it weighs less than 8 ounces. We have raised several breeds of chickens but always the BIG breeds. I had never heard of a bantam like that...anyone else...
  3. Lois from KY

    ⠀ Feeding our flock

    We've always used Nutrena NatureWise brand Feed. We started out with Nutrena NatureWise Chick Starter Grower Feed. When they got to a certain age we switched them to Nutrena NatureWise Layer Feed. Now they're losing quite a few feathers so we started feeding them Nutrena NatureWise Feather...
  4. Lois from KY

    What's the deal when you get a very small egg?

    We purchased several chicks from Murray McMurray last March 2014. They've grown and started laying eggs like they were suppose to. They're all healthy and seem to be happy chickens. Yesterday afternoon my husband went out to gather the eggs and brought an egg in that was so small I thought it...
  5. Lois from KY

    Is it ok to feed my young flock boiled eggs?

    We bought 60 chicks from Murray McMurray this past March. Now that they're laying their little hearts outs we have an abundance of leftover eggs. With so many eggs and nothing to do with them. I've decided to feed them back to my flock. These eggs are between 3 and 4 weeks old. So they're still...
  6. Lois from KY

    Hi I am new to this thread and am willing to take all of the information i can get.

    I've been around chicken most of my life but iIve learned that you're never too old to learn new things. Any advice would be greating appreciated. iiam wanted in to bu some 25 Buff orpington hens and around 5 roosters. Ever hear of anyone crossing the black giants with the buff orpington...
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