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I know very little about raising chickens, but I DO KNOW that ours were laying in the woods behind our house quite a bit. We finally put them in lock down and didn't let them out until they all layed. After about a week, they got the hint and laid their eggs in the nesting...

why do you give muddy or very dirty eggs to the dogs?

We live on the Pacific coast, could I use crushed oyster shell for calcium? Is there something to use other than bying grit? What IS grit?

Thank you! I used scratch as a generic term (I'm new to this), I am using feed, but will get calcuim supplement and grit.

yes, it is feed, but I have not given them an unlimited supply. We started with cornish x as well, and you CAN overfeed them, so wasn't too sure about feed for the rest of the girls. I would really like a larger yard for them, but at this time that is not an option, will increase their feed...

We have a 10 or 12' pen for 5 chickens and feed them about 4 cups of scratch a day. Is this enough food for the size of the yard they have? I give them vegetables and peels etc. and some table scraps. I live in the pacific northwest and understand they are probably molting right now, thus no...