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They are almost 2 years old, I got them Nov '14

Just noticed this today. Looks bad...?

They break very easily, so much so just picking them up sometimes breaks them. Also cracking them to eat they splinter and spread instead of cracking. Since she started laying there has always been malformations on the eggs, it's almost as if the calcium is having a hard time forming around and...

They are not that new, probably eight months now. I'll see if I can check her out tonight.

I have not but I assumed if it was that they'd all have it? No?

We're planning on adding 4-6 new chickens to our flock of four so we want to keep them separate for a couple of weeks while they get used to each other. I was thinking of just building a little run, maybe 6x10x2 next to the coop to keep them safe and so they can see each other but not touch or...

So we had a flock of three and we purchase three more from a local "reputable" place as pullets. Within a month one looked horrible and died and another 2 months later another just died out of the blue and the third (pictured) looks pretty rough compared to the rest of my flock. Is she just...

I was browsing mcmurray and they have 20 week old pullets, I was curious how they're shipped since that seems unsafe. I'd love to do it though since I hate raising chicks.

I can't seem to find good pullets, can anyone recommend a place that sells them at least eight weeks old? I raised four from chicks and they are doing great but the last batch I purchased two have died and one looks like she's on her way out. Why is it so hard to find pullets, is it because...

Why is it so hard to buy pullets? I went through the chick stage and it's too much work especially in the summer when we're gone all the time. I'd like to buy some feathered birds that I can transition into my flock but it seems so hard to find places/people who sell 8+ week old pullets. Is this...

Would I be able to purchase some pullets at this meeting? I'm trying to find a reputable local place to purchase a few more chickens for my flock.

Her head looks better but I try to stand her up and she just falls over. Poor thing.

Okay, I found a dog crate and put her in that in the shed to keep her out of the wind. I gave her food and water (which might freeze) and she dove right in like she hasn't eaten in weeks which might be the cause? She's also been sleeping in the nesting box and not roosting with the others and...

She's been acting weird for weeks, stays out by herself in the corner and doesn't move and yesterday I noticed she was staying in the coop and her leg was just off to the side and she hasn't moved since then but today I checked on her and her head is all wet/bloody. Are the other hens pecking...

Yesterday I went to clean the coop and I found eight eggs in the corner of the coop, not in the nesting box (We have three chickens). They're pretty small so they still appear to be starter eggs but today I've found nothing so is it normal for them to have days off? We did have a party yesterday...

I need to pick up a new bag of food and next month we'll be getting three new 8 week old chicks. Our existing flock is three ~22 week chicks that are about to start laying. Since there is no way to separate them I'll need food that they both can eat, what do you recommend?

Giant window and plenty of vents. It's clean, it's big, it's airy but the little ******** still hang out in one corner. I modified the software to do a second chance and made it 1 hour after sunset instead of 30 minutes. It now shuts, waits 10 minutes and then stays open for another 10 minutes...

I have it closing 30 minutes after sunset. It's dark out, I have to use a flashlight to check on them. Should I make it later?

It started with one, she would perch on the edge of the door and look out over the run and the door would come down, push her out and she was stuck. I put a camera to watch and the last two nights they are all hanging out right in the door and if I don't go out there an try to get them in (which...

Ah, yeah, I'm on the fence about this but I would simply use a relay to drive a normal light and similar on/off controls based off time of light needed.