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    Frequent Soft shell and yolk less eggs

    I have two chickens and have started getting soft shelled eggs and yolk less eggs frequently (more than half of the time). I've tried a lot of things to up nutrients (added garlic to water, probiotics to water, yogurt, worms, feeding eggs, extra greens). They are acting normal and are on high...
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    New to chickens, just had two die, help please.

    I don't have a picture right now. It is essentially the witchita cabin coop from this site. It has 1/4 in wire fencing and cinder blocks buried beneath the base with pavers around it. I don't think anything got in. The first death makes sense as the chickens hadn't been locked in that night...
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    New to chickens, just had two die, help please.

    I'm trying to figure out what happened with our two 9 month old hens (we have 5 total). I found one hen dead in the yard one morning (I assumed by a raccoon). The other hen was eating it's carcass. I then locked the chickens in the run/coop and 2 days later found our other 9 mo hen dead. She...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I have a broody sitting on eggs expected to hatch any time now. We are in the northwest and it may be freezing at night. Should I provide them and mama some heat? Also, the current bedding is fairly deep, a few inches. Should we take some out? Concerned chicks will struggle getting out of...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    New chicken keeper needing advice. I have a Broody hen in a nesting box. The coop is raised above ground and only 4 x 4, I'm hoping not to but it is possible to section her off from the other two hens or move them to The enclosed run. Recommendations?
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