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When I cook eggs, I keep all my eggshells and crush them up and give them back to my hens--I have never had a problem with thin eggshells. My family has been doing this for many years. Hope this works for you.

If the injury is from the roosters, you can burn their claws and spurs down so they don't "dig in" to the hens so badly.

I use Neosporin on mine. I checked with my vet and he said that was about the best I could do for a chicken. I also give vitamins and electrolites like another person said. Good luck!

Back Yard Cows--what a great idea! The last one we had acted more like a huge dog than a cow (steer, to be specific). What about Back Yard Pigs? I have had pet pigs, too. I had one last year that untied my shoes evey time I went into her pen. I believe its all in how you treat the animals...

I won't ever order poultry from anyone but Welp. I have had nothing but good luck with their birds. Good luck, jjduncan

I have been ordering from Welp. I have always had good luck with their poultry. I did order from Ideal last year, and the first shipment were either dead or nearly dead. They re-shipped them, and I ended up with about 1/3 roosters when I had ordered all pullets. I also ended up with some...

You must be alot younger than alot of us that have chickens. If you had grown up like alot of the older crowd, there would be no question as to what to do with them. Chicken and dumplins!

Grace, I'll be glad to try to help you. I'm sure there is alot that I don't know, but I have been raising chickens off and on for about 30 years. Sometimes I buy my chicks from a hatchery and some I have hatched here at home, with the help of a good hen, of course. I'm not much on modern...