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    ⠀ Coconut oil

    I recently discovered my ladies go crazy for coconut oil seed balls. I mix flax sunflower millet other wild bird seeds in a coconut oil base. I give them a 1/2lb ball every other day. They seem to eat it and lose interest after a while. They take a while to finish it - about 2 days. Is it...
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    Funny looking egg - is it a sign of a problem?

    Hi, I recently intergrated by 8 older hens with 10 RIR's (18 weeks old). No issues except the odd bit of pecking order nastiness. Now this morning I found this egg in my laying box. Any ideas as to why or what it portends?
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    Funny looking eggs

    I intergrated my 8 older hens with the 10 RIR's that are 18 weeks old three days ago. There doesnt seem to be too much stress in the run as the pecking order was quickly established. Then this morning I found this egg (see pic). Any ideas? is there something up with my older hens, diet? stress...
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    Greetings from South Africa

    Thank you for letting me join the BYC Forum :) I grew up in the middle of the city but my father had a veggie patch, a few orange & grapefruit trees plus chickens & rabbits, dogs, budgies, finches, tropical fish & hamsters so I guess my hankering for fowls started way back then. My wife...
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    Cockerels or Hens?

    I was fortunate to be given 20 fertilized eggs from a friend who has registered Show chicken champion Rhode Island Reds. 12 chicks hatched and all have survived & are now 12 weeks old. I can definitely peg 8 of them as hens - small yellowish combs, tiny to non-existent wattles, docile behavior...
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