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    How do I feed my retired layers?

    I have 6 hens and a rooster, all going on 5-1/2 years old, the production is down to about 4 eggs a week total. I am not going to butcher them but would like to economize on feed. Scratch is about half the cost of layer feed. I think they would eat it up. But would they be OK on this and...
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    Weird egg

    One of my hens laid this egg the other day, and as you can see, about 3/4 of the length of the egg is a light olive color, which is normal for one of the birds. But then, near the pointy end, the color changes abruptly to a light greenish blue, and there is a clear line of demarcation between...
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    Commercial chicken regulations proposed by Humane Society

    I received an email a couple days ago from the Humane Society of the United States, which I include below; I apologize for the length. My initial pleased reaction at the headline quickly dissipated, as I saw in the details what amounts to only very slight improvements to chickens' living...
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    new BYC member from south TX

    Hi, I have just today gotten my 4th batch of baby chicks in about 8 years. They have a large coop and about a 50 x 80 foot yard with plenty of shade and sun to run in and hunt bugs. Have 3 Barred Rocks, 2 Golden, and 5 Americaunas, plus one whose breed slips my mind, back markings like the...
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