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    Double yolk egg!

    Got my first double yolk egg today! I had a feeling this one might be because it was a jumbo in comparison to the usual small eggs my pullets have been laying for the past month. Anyone know what causes this? I know it’s not a usual occurrence but I’ve seen egg farms by me with a waiting list...
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    Raising ducks with chickens? How was your experience?

    So I currently do not have any ducks but I do have chickens. I’ve never even owned ducks but I’d like to add a few to my homestead. I’ve done some reading but would like to hear from people with experience. We let our chickens free range and the ducks would as well. Space isn’t an issue and we...
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    Silkie cockerel with possible mareks!

    So here’s a little background. I got 3 Silkie chicks at about 3.5 months of age my Silkie pullet started having issues walking and balancing. We eventually put her down because we tried everything and she continued to deteriorate. I know mareks needs to be tested after death to confirm but I’m...
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    2 pullets laying eggs from their roost HELP!

    My pullets just started laying I have 4 laying and one just started today and the other yesterday and both of those 2 are dropping their eggs from their high up roost breaking them. I have 2 nesting boxes and one of the pullets who dropped her egg today laid in the box yesterday. So what’s going...
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    Egg with no shell

    3 of my pullets have just started laying. 1 has not. When I went to check their nesting boxes I saw this egg on the ground. I have read it’s normal to have different eggs when they first start laying and also it could mean a calcium deficiency. I only switched them to a layer feed about a week...
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    Cracked egg, is it safe?

    My pullets have just started laying. I switched them to a good quality layer feed about a week ago when we got our first egg. One of my Plymouth rocks laid her second egg today and it has a crack on the top. She was moving around quite a bit in the nesting box and even stayed in the nesting box...
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    When will my cockerel protect the flock?

    So this is my first time having chickens. At the moment we have 10. The cockerel is 5 months old but doesn’t seem to understand or be aware of danger. We live in a rural area with hawks, falcons, etc. He doesn’t even seem to care when the falcons and hawks are circling above. They seem clueless...
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    First egg! Who laid it though?!

    Such a fun surprise to wake up to our first egg! We have barred Plymouth rocks, Rhode island reds and Silkie chickens currently of laying age. I know this isn’t from the Silkie but am leaning towards it being from a Plymouth Rock. One plymouh rock pullet has had a very large red comb in...
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    Split wing in Silkie chick, what do I do?

    i have just done some research and found one of my new Silkie chicks has split wing. Unfortunately I can’t find much information about if this is an actual problem. My chickens are not for breeding they’re simply for eggs and being pets. Some posts I read said the bird needs to be culled? Is...
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    Ideas for silkies who don’t roost

    I have 3 silkies and they don’t roost with my other chickens. I know they prefer to lay on top of each other at night but I’m wondering if anyone has built anything specific for them to sleep in or on? They always choose to lay in the same place right under the roost where poop is. I also feel...
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    Home needed for 4 week old Black copper maran cockerel location Southern California

    Unfortunately my black copper maran won’t be able to join our flock as we already have 2 roosters and this would surely result in fights. I’m just looking for someone in so cal to rehome him to. He is very sweet.
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    Black copper maran 3-4 week. Rooster or hen?

    Hi everyone I’m new here and have only been raising chickens for a few months. One of my new additions is a black copper maran. I am almost positive it’s a rooster from the comb and developing waddles. I figured I’d get another opinion though since I don’t have any other Marans. I don’t want to...
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