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    Chalky eggs

    Hi! i have a 27wo RIR who started out laying shell less eggs and now is laying many chalky eggs with little or no bloom. Is this a common early egg problem? Stories guide doesn’t discuss this.
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    Fertilizers

    What type of fertilizers can you use in a yard with chickens
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    Feeling poorly

    help! My 24w RIR is acting lethargic. Her eyes are clear, no nasal discharge, mouth appears moist inside, no lodged egg on digital exam. She isn’t with the other 3 hens, but is hiding. I’m providing food/water next to her. Advice please?
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    Shell-less egg

    I have 4 chickens, 24 weeks and all laying. One, a RIR is laying shellless eggs every 3rd time. They are eating complete layer with free range, getting oyster shell and crushed eggshells. Is this normal? For how long? Thank You.
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    Lightning

    I’m getting ready to put a light in my coop to encourage longer egg laying. Here is my question; Do you put the light in the bedroom portion of a small coop or the bottom wire portion? I have a small coop with 4 hens. Thanks
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    Do RIR start laying later?

    I have been told that RIR chickens start laying later than others. My one RIR is pushing 24 weeks and hasn’t started laying. Her pelvis measures wide enough. She is the dominant hen with no Roos. Advice please?
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    Removing feed from brooder bottom

    Hello. I have 4 chicks that are nearing 3 weeks old. I have been changing the litter in the 2’x3’ brooder evey 4 days. Under the litter is a ton of un-eaten chick feed. How long can it be left there, and how do i know when to remove it all. A lot is being wasted. (Using an XL Varikennel plastic...
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