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    Second "first" egg!!!

    Hello! I got my second first egg today, so fun! I only have two hens so it's easy to tell. The egg on the top is the first egg from my australorp today and the egg on the bottom is from my BR who has been laying for 3 weeks. The australorp egg has a purplish brown color with a heavy white...
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    Poll - how old is your oldest chicken?

    Curious to see the range of chicken ages in people's flocks. Obviously this depends on your purpose but I think it would be fun to know!
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    Longevity on a mash diet?

    I was wondering if anyone has experience raising hens to a nice old age with commercial layer mash? I have seen several articles or books mention that chickens live the longest on a commercial feed AND chickens tend to pick their favorite things out of mash, which makes one worry they aren’t...
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    Poop question - undigested grass

    Hi there, This is probably a little silly, but I am on my first flock and still figuring out what is normal. I noticed that after my pullets range sometimes there are visible blades of grass in their droppings, like a fair amount of recognizable grass. Is this common, or does it suggest...
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    Eye pinning in chickens

    Hi everyone, Tonight I was carrying my 15 week BR pullet around and noticed her pupils were rapidly dilating and contracting. Parrots do this when they are excited, aggravated or learning but I can't find any information about this behavior in chickens. Has anyone noticed this in their...
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