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    Tougher membrane in eggs than store bought

    Does anyone else notice that the membrane inside of the eggs are tougher than store bought eggs? They are definitely harder for me to crack compared to store bought. I love my fresh eggs as they taste so much better. Maybe the tougher membrane keeps all the flavor in : )
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    Egg Shells

    Just wondering if you think this would be okay to do. Instead of buying oyster shells, can you just grind up the eggshells from boiled eggs? The shells are made of calcium, aren't they?
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    Breeding

    Just had a silly question. Does the rooster need to mate the hen each time for that particular egg to be fertile? If so, does that mean you can actually have one clutch of eggs from one hen and several roosters? Anyone know?
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    Red Sex Links and Black Sex Links

    Okay I went to buy 5 laying pullets and came home with 10 instead. Anyhow, I got some red sex links and some black sex links. How do they lay compared to a RIR? Are they made just so it is easier to sex? Or is the mixing so they lay better too?
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    White Gamefowl?

    I went to visit my dad in CA last week. He keeps some Gamefowl. Anyhow, he has had several batches of chicks where there are a few white chicks. I know the first question is, maybe another type of rooster mated the hen. Well, all he has are regular gamefowls. And it looks like that white...
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    Gold Laced Wyandotte

    Boy or Girl? Sorry pictures are not great. 10 weeks old. Supposed to be pullet but now I am wondering.
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    White Rock or White Leghorn?

    I am confused if I have White Rocks or White Leghorns. I know that leghorns have white cheeks and white rocks have red cheeks. Mine are 8 weeks and they look like regular skin. If they are leghorns, should their cheeks be white already or does that happen later? I am kind of thinking they...
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    Sebright and cornish bantam owners

    Anyone have sebrights or cornish bantams? I have 2 gold sebrights and a silver sebright. I also have 2 dark cornish bantams. They were from a straight run at TSC. They are all 7 weeks. Should I be able to determine gender at this age? I know everyone is going to ask for pictures. They...
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    Bantams vs Standard

    Does it take longer to determine gender in bantams that standard? I can for the most part tell what gender my standards are at 7 weeks now. But with my bantams also 7 weeks, I am not sure. Either that or I just so happen to have all pullets. None of them display any red combs or enlarging...
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    How many ducks to keep?

    It is not definite yet, but I think I have 3 drakes and one duck. They are 7 week old campbells and I was planning on keeping them for eggs. I can hear one that quacks. The three other are quiet. I am still hoping that I am wrong. But if I am not, how many drakes should I keep? I hear...
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    New Ducks

    So I was so sad because I lost four ducks a week ago. And I wasn't sure if I wanted to raise them from day one all over again. Although they are very cute, they are also very messy. Then today I found an ad that someone local had several breeds of ducks for sale. I called him and he has...
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    So sad. My Duckies are missing.

    I have kept my 4 ducklings outside for the last 2 weeks. They are almost fully feathered. At first I would round them up and lock them in their kennel. I have a chain link fence all around my backyard. And I have blocked all holes. So since the weather is warmer and they seemed to be fine by...
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    Rabbit Water Bottle

    I use a water bottle for my parrot. It keeps the water clean and no mess in the cage. My 3 week old chicks keep getting poop and pine chips into the waterer. Just out of curiosity, I decided to hang a water bottle. Sure enough after a few minutes, the three buttercups started investigating...
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    When do roosters start to crow?

    Hi It has been such a long time since I have owned chickens. I was just a kid then. I finally got some chicks. I was hoping to just have pullets, but I did get some straight run. So there is definitely possibility that I got some roos. I am on a 2 acre lot and we can keep chickens as long...
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    Buttercups

    Hi I am new to this forum. When I was a boy, my dad and I raised Malays and Jungle Fowls. It has been 20 years since I have owned chickens. Anyhow last week, I was a TSC and bought some straight run chicks. I can tell that I got 2 RIR and a white leghorn. But the rest, took me a long time to...
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