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I read that article, thanks that answered my post! I will go out on a limb and say that those spots are not related to feed issues as I have been using the same brand for 4 years and this just started doing this. My flock has 17 month Olds and 1 two year old and 4 three year old and 1 four year...

Thanks that answered my post! I will go out on a limb and say that those spots are not related to feed issues as I have been using the same brand for 4 years and this just started doing this. My flock has 17 month Olds and 1 two year old and 4 three year old and 1 four year old. So since they...

That's what I consider blood spots, normal?!! But in the whites of the eggs? I forgot about meat spots, so I guess I will look those up again!

That is what I consider blood spots. I posted this question today. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/shrapnel-inside-eggs.1257136/

Interesting, I recall something about "meat spots". Will have to reread that subject. Some of those could be from my 3 year olds. The majority of the flock is now turning 17 months.

Hottest would be 80 degrees Fahrenheit, no direct sunlight.

Wife just hard boiled some eggs maybe at most 3 weeks old, we've done older, and a majority of the eggs have these spots in the whites. I've seen blood spots in yolks before not a biggy, but this isn't like that. It's hard like a pepper corn but flat. Might be blood but in 4 years have never...

Yes they are "normal" chickens but gain faster!

14 of the second batch lived and are doing great getting big. Going to try another batch next week. Sorry for not updating sooner, I actually forgot I asked this. 5 days after this I had a semi run a stop sign and we hit. My truck lost the battle but I lived,messed me up but I'm alive!

Has anyone ordered any Husky Reds from Hoovers Hatchery? First order 100% death rate. Second order 50% death rate. I'm not speaking badly about the hatchery, they have always delivered successfully before. The post office screwed up the delivery on the first batch and they were barely moving...

I will update if I can get some meat birds to survive shipping!

My house was above 65°F, doors and windows opened and my wife who is lays cold wasn't cold. I would think that a comfortable temp for "normal" people during the 4 to 6 hours would work. I say normal because I wear t shirts when it' in the mid 40s!

What part of country are you in?

I hAve a book called "Home Production of Quality Meats and Sausage " it talks about rigor in animals. One thing it said was f cooling a carcass too rapidly, below 50°F before onset of rigor that the meat/muscles may contract which will cause the meat to be tough when cooked. It also recommends...

Took 6 weeks when I moved mine from around the human house to their new mansion coop. But had some that started laying the day after spending a day in a cage in the back of my truck from a move. Think it depends on the perceived stress level by the chicken.

I would say it's a learning egg! I get speckled eggs when my ladies first start laying, right now I have 1 that's laying brown with purple speckles and I have a broken EE. She no longer layer blueish green eggs but solid white, starter 2ND year laying this way. They eventually get it correct!

16 from 26, most in 1 day 20!

When would be the best time to supplement light. On at 3 am or on a 4 pm till 9pm in the fall, winter and early spring? Going to try supplementing this year. Was going to do it with LEON 12v system with solar

Maybe a roo?

I had something similar happen to me the last week in April. With 27 chickens going from 12 eggs one day and then anywhere from 0 to 3 eggs a day for a month. I did take and move them from roaming 1 acre, no feed, to an area of 38 feet by 100 feet and a new chicken manson 10x20. 5 bagsof feed a...