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    Chickens eating their eggs, help!!

    Hello out there - one or some of my 4 chickens are developing a taste for their own eggs. This only started maybe within the last 3 days and I suspect it might have had something to do w/ me allowing them to rummage in the compost bin after I'd put some leftover worm compost in there too which...
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    Double yolk eggs question...

    Hello everybody - My chooks have recently started laying eggs and one of them (not sure which), is consistently laying eggs w/ double yolks inside. You can tell they're gonna be double yolked due to their length. Though I don't believe there's anything wrong, I was curious to know why a chicken...
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    Pullets in the rain?

    Dear all, My pullets are 3 months old and were recently moved into a new coop and run. I assumed that when it rained earlier this week, they'd have the common sense to go back inside their new coop but when I got home, they were just standing there getting wet. So um...how bad is it if they get...
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    Santa Cruz, CA chicken ordinance help needed...

    Hello out there - I'm having a difficult time finding a website that would tell me the chicken law of the land in little Santa Cruz, CA...a little help?
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    How long can eggs be left in the coop?

    hi everyone - I was sick and didn't pick up my friends eggs this morning so they'll be sitting there all day. Still, I think they're able to last for some time without refrigeration, correct?
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    Pasting up: If vent is clear but there's stuck poo nearby, panic?

    Hello there - Stuck at work worrying about one of my 4 baby chicks. She's not really pasting up in the sense that her vent is completely blocked. But there is hard poo stuck on the periphery and I've tried repeatedly to get it off but it's really hard. I'll give it another shot when I get home...
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    Chickies a week old, when do i give them grit for their crops?

    Hey there - Not sure when to start offering grit for my week old chickies....? Also, when to start offering non-crumb food like kitchen scraps? And, composting red worms (not to be confused w/ reathworms) - are these okay to feed to chickens now and then? Thanks!
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    Sleeping patterns for baby chicks?

    Hello there - Received 4 chicks yesterday afternoon. Have them nice and cozy in cardboard box under red heat lamp. thing is, I'm not a 100% confident on the difference between sleeping chicks and when they're sick. For instance, do baby chicks usually sleep standing or laying down on their...
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