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    Egg laying

    I have 5 hens and 7 pullets in a coop (under 4 months old) Yesterday I got 6 eggs and today 8. Are my hens laying 2 eggs a day? Or are my chicks laying?
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    Chick can't walk

    I have 14 2 day old chicks that I hatched. One is walking on her hocks with her toes curled. They are very red and swollen. She keeps flopping on her back and can't get around very well. The other chickens are pecking at her. She is very cute and otherwise looks well formed. No sure what to do.
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    Lockdown temperature question

    I locked down last night. With the egg turner out, thermometers lower, increased humidity, and both ventilation plugs out I can't seem to regulate the temp. I had excellent control in the first 18 days. I have 2 thermometers,a digital thermometer/hygrometer and the thermometer that came with the...
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    Egg color question

    I bred a olive egger rooster with hens that lay brown and pinkish ligh brown eggs. What color will the offspring hens lay?
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    Egg topsy

    I lost an egg on day 7. I could see a blood ring and could tell it looked different Than the other eggs so I cracked it open.
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    Candeling question

    While candeling on day 5 I saw a few fine cracks in one of my green eggs? Should I get rid of it?
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    Rooster personality change

    I have 2 roosters, about 8 months old. They were previously kept in a separate coop but a week ago I put one of them in with my 5 hens. He was previously very docile. This morning he attached me when I was in the coop. He came flying at me again this evening when I was collecting eggs. He is a...
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    Fertile eggs?

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    Aggressive chicken

    My chickens just started laying, finally. I am getting one egg every other day. So I know it is one of my 6 hens. In the past week one of my hens had become increasingly aggressive. She jumps up and pecks at me when I enter the Coup. Is this normal behavior for a laying hen? I'm not sure if she...
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