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  1. Marli

    How could I tell if an egg is still good?

    Well, my girls were hiding eggs on me! I found a stash of 17 eggs- no wonder I thought the egg count each day was a little low! They have been out in the coop, temps here have been between 40-70 degrees but the past two days it has gotten up to about 75-80. Should I just toss these eggs out...
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    Heating a coop w/ no electric- (make your own solar)

    I'm sure there must be a lot of folks who don't have the luxury of electricity running to their coop, and therefore may worry about heating. I have NEVER used this, but I thought with all the construction-creative people on this board, someone might be interested in it. Make a solar powered...
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    egg count at 2 weeks

    2 weeks ago I got 17 hens (about a year and a half old), and I just wanted some opinions on how they're laying. I'm getting between 5-7 eggs a day from them right now. To me, that seems low for that many chickens of that age, but maybe my bar is set too high. After two weeks to settle in...
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    Newbie introduction

    Hi all, I didn't see an intro section, but I wanted to say hello before I just start posting. I'm Grace- I live in New England with my husband and 1 year-old daughter, our dog (a pit bull), a barn cat, and 17 newly added hens. My family had hens when I was younger, and now that I'm living more...
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