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    Leghorn laying shell less/soft shelled eggs

    Hello! My 2yo white leghorn hen that i raised since she was a chick usually has the strongest most consistent eggs, she laid through the winter last year too. i had noticed she is not laying anymore (which i would understand because it is the winter) however everynight when i check on the hens...
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    Best layer feed question?

    Hello! BYC friends, I have been noticing some easily breakable egg shells for a while I was feeding EarthFirst Starter Grower with plenty of Oyster shells available at all times(I was recommended to just continue my chicks on grower feed even when they were layers/ adults by some BYC people) I...
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    What breed and age are these chickens?

    Hi everyone! I just got some more chickens to add too my flock, i know the breeds of the chickens i got from one person, and i got two other chickens from a different person they said they were barnyard mix and i am wondering if any of ya'll can help identify the two hens? also wondering the...
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    Coop size for 12 chickens??

    Hello! i currently have 7 chickens in a 4' x 6' (or 6.5' cant remember lol) they fit very comfortably and i have two roosts each about 6' long so 12' total roost space, they all usually stay close to each other so they take up maybe one roost at the most. they also have a huge run and yard that...
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    River sand or Play sand?

    Hello! i just switched to sand in my coop today and i went out and got a 1 cubic yard of river sand, i read river sand was the best, i was excited until i felt it and it feels like play sand or beach sand, which i heard was the worst. It easily compacts and feels very fine, i was expecting...
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    Broody hen or sick?

    Hello! i have a black copper maran that has been in the nesting box for most of the day for three days and sleeps in them, when i open the box she doesn't care if i touch her and won't get mad at me either, she hasn't laid in three days and i am starting to worry, i thought she could be broody...
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    Buff Orpington laying white egg

    Hello! so yesterday my 5 month and 1 week old buff orpington laid her first egg and i was expecting it to be a nice brown or light brown color but it was a white-ish pink color and todays egg was light pink. do any of you know why she is not laying the normal color. all my other chickens lay...
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    Chicken squatting

    So my chickens are all about five months old and i noticed today my white leghorn squatted when i put my hand on her, and i have heard that that means they are ready to lay. i have a video of it that i will try to post here. so when should i expect her to lay now that she is squatting? also a...
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    when to give chicks oyster shells??

    Hello! my chickens are now 13 weeks old and i heard that chickens will start to lay when they are 16-18 weeks so we are getting pretty close!! since they are getting close to laying when should i give them oyster shells for the calcium that they will need?? and when should i open up the nesting...
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    Raccoon attack on the chicks/chickens

    Hello! my chicks are 7 weeks old and i just let them out of there brooder into there outdoor coop about 2 weeks ago they are now comfortable with going outside and love spending time out in the run, the run is fully covered in chicken wire and a roof, they got so comfortable that they would stay...
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    Chicks in the winter, when can they go out side??

    Hello!! i have 7 chicks all 6 weeks old they currently live in my garage in a big brooder/gaylord box and the temperature is 55f in the garage (so they are used to 55f) and the out side temperature is 30f-mid 20f so when would it be okay to move them out side because that is a big temperature...
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    What is wrong with my chick?? HELP!!

    Hello!! so i just got my chicks today from the post office and one of my black copper marans seems like it's not doing so well it s the smallest out of all the chicks and it seems to be not able to walk very well, it gets pushed around and falls over a lot and usually when they are huddling it...
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    Roost Spacing of chickens

    Hello! i am getting baby chicks in about a week now!! and i have there big coop set up for when they are ready to move out side. i was wondering if i spaced out my roosts well because once i installed them i thought to my self well will the full grown chickens be able to get up here? the roosts...
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    Which probiotics for chicks??

    Hello BYC fam!! i am getting chicks and i was wondering which probiotics and electrolytes to get i could ether get the Save-A-Chick electrolytes packets and Save-A-Chick Probiotics and maybe mix both in the water? or the Chick Boost probiotics this one has both electrolytes and probiotics and...
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    When to put chicks out side??

    Hello! i just ordered 8 chicks and they will be here the 16th-18th of October and by the time they are fully feathered it will be pretty cold (30f) can i let them in there coop and run even if it is that cold? it will be around 30 degrees Fahrenheit from October through February and rarely goes...
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    Medicated vs Non medicated or both??

    Hello! i am new to chickens i have never had chickens but i have done my research! i was having a hard time deciding medicated vs non medicated chick starter. (i ordered my chicks to be vaccinated for Marek's disease, but there was no vaccine option for coccidiosis) so i thought why not buy both...
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