Hey gang, I have a small flock of mixed breeds, RIR, Wyondottes, New Hamp Red, Americuna, 10 hens and a rooster. Ages from 1 year to maybe 4 years for oldest. I'm having an issue with fragile eggs 1 to 3 a day, I get a total of 6 to 9 eggs a day. Feed pelletized 19% layer feed and free...
I have 4 2 yr old hens and 1 2 yo rooster, I bought 6 chicks at local farm supply this spring. They are now about 14 weeks old, fully feathered and about 2/3 as big as the smallest hen. I've had them in a separate smaller run against the side of the chicken run. The main run is 10 x 10 and...
I'm new at this chicken thing, I suspect that one of my 6 hens is eating eggs, first I found an egg in the nest without any shell, then over the next two days I found two eggs that had been pipped, (had holes in shell) today I was cleaning out nest boxes and had two perfect eggs in one box...