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  1. bldmtnrider

    EE egg laying issue

    I have 6 hens, 4 BRs and 2 EEs. About 6 weeks ago I got my first thin/broken shelled egg from one of my EE. Over the next 2 weeks She laid maybe another 3 times, all with thin shells. Since then she has laid maybe once a week with either a membrane only shell or no membrane at all. I know...
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    Feather picking and lack of salt

    This is related to an earlier post, but has anyone ever heard of a salt difficency causing birds to pick at other birds? I have heard that a lack of protien can possibly cause that, but never salt.
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    Pecking order question

    I have a friend who has 2 BRs. One of them is getting picked on and it is bad enough that one hen has what looks to be a very infected foot. I have 4 BRs and 2 araucanas. My araucanas get picked on by one or more of my more agressive BRs. So the question is, can we swap our most agressive...
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    Could they really be that dumb?

    I think the answer is an obvious YES, but I figured I would ask here. I've got 6 birds and 4 of them (Barred Rocks) just started laying about a week ago. So far I have gotten an egg from each of them, but only one lays consistenly every day. The others are every 2-3 days. I suspect this is...
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    Rooster?

    This bird is just over 3 months old and I suspect it may be a rooster. I've noticed it getting more agressive over the last few weeks and today started in with what sounded like a crow after a dog barked. Agressive and loud hen or a rooster? Thoughts...
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    Hen getting picked on

    I have a single Easter Egger that looks like she has been getting picked on. All but one of her tail feathers is missing and her back feathers are missing about 3" up from her tail. I've got her in isolation right now until she heals but have a few questions. How long does it take them to...
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    Building a coop - what flooring

    So I decided to get some chickens before the coop and have a little more time before they out grow the brooder. I have the coop designed on a CAD program and everything looks like it should work. The plan is to have a mobile coop/run that can lift onto 2 wheels (at the balance point) and be...
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