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    Kruse’s Perfection Layer Feed

    Just bought a bag of this from Chewy. It has very good reviews but when I got it, I noticed it only has 13% protein. How can it be labeled layer feed? Do I need to supplement more protein?
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    8 month old Cream Leg Bars molting??

    Hello! I have 4 cream leg bars and 2 Easter eggers. All were purchased as day old chicks in Feb of this year. They are all 8 months old now. I've been told by many that hens this age shouldn't be molting but all 4 of the leg bars show signs of loosing feathers at the base of their tails. Easter...
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    Sunflower seeds in shell

    I have a question. I have always been told to use SHELLED sunflower seeds to feed the birds because the shells can be toxic and I don't want my silly dogs eating the shells under the feeder. Is this a problem with chickens? Up until now, I've been feeding my girls shell less sunflower but if I...
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    Thyroid surgery

    Just have to get this off my chest. I have had thyroid issues for years now. Thought it was taken care of 10 years ago when I went through radiation but recently found out that's not the case. I now have a very calcified nodule in my thyroid gland. Have had 2 needle biopsies both of which have...
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    Transporting eggs

    Hi All, I live in Michigan and will be driving to Connecticut to spend Easter with family. I would love to bring some fresh eggs with me and am wondering if there is a way to keep them fresh for 2 days in a car. I stop half way to spend the night because there is NO WAY I am going to drive...
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    Can a chicken vomit???

    HELP!! I just went out to check for eggs and spend a few minutes with the girls. One of them was standing on a perch, dipped her head down and a stream of clear fluid came out of her mouth. Is this normal? She seems fine No runny nose, bright eyes, active, and still laying eggs. Any help or...
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    Hen with pasty butt???

    My girls have been laying now for about a month. I noticed today that one of them has what looks like a "pasty butt". I checked it as much as she would allow and it does not cover her vent area. It's like some of the feathers have become matted with poop. Being new to the whole chicken thing...
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    Worried about too much calcium

    I have 6 pullets that I have been feeding Countryside Naturals layer feed for the past 6 weeks. One of my girls has been laying for 3 weeks now (yippee!), but the other 5 are complete slackers and have yet to lay an egg. I didn't realize until after I got the feed that it is supplemented with...
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    chicken laying eggs on perch!!

    HELP!! I'm new here and have a question. I have 6 pullets that just started laying this week (YEAH!!). The first egg was a beautiful light brown with dark speckles. The next 2 have been a solid dark brown. My problem is that the last 2 eggs have been found on the floor under their perch. I'm...
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    FREE!! Brahma and EE cockrels need a home!

    Hi all, I am new to chickens and I need some help. Of the first batch of 6 chicks I got (sold to me as pullets), 3 of them are cockrels hatched in May that I need to find new homes for. Two of them are Easter Eggers and one is a light Brahma. One of the EEs has a very small comb, perhaps the...
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