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    Yolk colour

    Four pullets. Black sex link. Laying egg a day about two weeks now. But yolks are pale, like real pale. All eggs. Feed is same as I had previous chickens on and their eggs nice rich yellow. Any suggestions? Nothing appealing to these pale pale eggs.
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    No eggs

    18 mos Amercauna. Not laying For a week now. Lively eating drinking all normal sits in nesting box but no eggs. Is it molt time? Some feathers around but nothing noticeable on her. No other changes. do they continue to sit in nesting box during molt?
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    Bare butt

    Year old hen. Always messy butt. One other hen in coup. Today I bathed the dirty butt. Huge bald spot beneath the mess. No sore no wounds. Not much sign of feathers at all. Is this just from being dirty? Will feathers regrow? Thought she was ugly w dirty butt,now really ugly!
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    Breeds

    Is there a Moderately reliable recommendation for least aggressive, least pecking fighting breed? Just had to rehome two of four as the bullying got to bleeding wounds level! Small four bird backyard flock. Good coup run space etc. Two healing and no issues. But if I go back to four or even...
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    Winter stress.

    Wee flock four birds since Sept. hard cold here -15 nights. No heating. Pecking bad now on 2-3 birds. Can’t separate. Is it just the stress of cold? Food water outside etc. All good. Four eggs every day. Do I try heat?
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    New flock picking on hen

    new coop, new birds. RTL four pullets. One Col x, 2 red link x and one Ameracana. Coop 4x8 covered run4 x 8. Three birds from one barn Amercauna from another barn all at hatchery. Home today all see eating drinking. First three birds all pecking at Amercauna. It’s hiding head in corner they peck...
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