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Thank you very much for your reply. All the information you have given is extremely helpful. So my snack giving maybe throwing off the calcium level in the feed even if it's all healthy snacks? Interesting! If I switch my feed to a higher protein feed, will the girls know to eat the oyster...

I have 10 hens and they're all about 25 weeks old now. I have been getting 5 to 7 eggs a day. I am still not sure which ones are laying. Last week I found two soft shelled eggs but not sure who laid those either. I did read that it is common when they first start laying that they could be soft...

I have a 25 week old black Australorp. She was acting like she needed to lay an egg. She was not in a nesting box but in the corner of the run. My first thought was that she may be egg bound. When I was in the house getting gloves, warm water etc. she had laid the egg. It was a soft shelled...

If I am feeding them medicated feed. do I still need to get the medicine you suggested for the few that have the runny poop or will that be too much medication? About two weeks ago I had a couple that had pasty butt and someone recommended putting a ACV in the water. I put 2 teaspoons to 1...

Btw, thank you for answering the question so quickly. How quickly can they become worse?

I got a reply in my email as well as on this thread. If I replied to my email do you get my reply? I am not sure if I should repeat myself on this thread. I Replied through my email first because I could not figure out how to reply in this thread. Please let me know if you got my replies. If...

Some of my five week old chicks have very runny & smelly poop. I am not sure why. What could possibly be the problem?

Thanks! Yes, I am trying that too! I put 2 teaspoons of Braggs ACV in 1 gallon of water and have been filling their waterer with it. I was thinking it shouldn't hurt the others to have some. Is that a right amount of ACV per gallon for baby chicks?

I got my first 10 chickens 2 weeks ago and it has been a joy and true learning experience. I have gotten a lot of help from this website and thought I would join the club. Hope as I learn from y'all, I can be a help to others who are new to all this too. I do have a question: One of my chicks...