Hi Everyone!
I went to get the eggs from my girls last night and found an egg so soft, it feels like a water balloon. It also looks like there is no yolk in it?!?!?! I have a bowl of oyster shell, feed them, "egg laying-high protein" feed. I have never had an egg this soft. To be honest, I...
My chickens molted and are STILL missing lots of feathers and looking very nasty. There are some VERY mean chicks that have caused harm to others so much so that I had to separate 2 to heal up. It seems 1 or 2 of the chicks cause damage and then ALL of them start pecking the backs of the...
Hello my friends!
I am new to this whole, "chicken/fresh eggs daily" thing. That being said, I have a 4 chicken coop (with 4 chickens) without a run. I live on a mountain and have numerous predators, i.e. coyote, fox, raccoon, dogs, wild cats and, even mountain lion. So, I can't put the coop...
Thank you to all who responded to my question. I'm so very EGGcited and just love, love, love going out to the coop to collect the eggs. Thank you for your input. It is greatly appreciated. I will post my first slightly over a dozen eggs shortly.
When should I pick up the eggs my chickens have laid? My friend (he has over 70 chickens that are range/coop chickens) says I should pick them up the same time each evening between 6-7 p.m. I am afraid the chickens will crush/eat/damage the eggs, so I have taken them out as I find them. I...