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Can anyone tell me what BOSS is, I've heard it mentioned a few times on here but dont have a clue what it is?

Quote: Dont see any signs of molting and my layers feed has oyster shell in it.

I've had my 4 Isa Warrens since October 2009, they have always been good layers giving me at least 6 good brown eggs per week each. My problem is this past week the quality of eggs has dropped dramatically, I have been receiving a few white shelled eggs with quite a rough surface to the shell...

Quote: Had my chickens for 5 months and this is the first time i've had a problem, there has been no change in their feed so figured there may be something wrong the fact that this has occurred suddenly.

In the past week on two occasions when collecting my eggs I have noticed that there has been a soft shelled discoloured egg. Dont know which hen is laying this, nor am I sure how I would find out. Is this something I should be worried about, is there something I should be looking for in any of...

Thanks for the advice guys

Hi, Im new to keeping chickens and have only had my 4 Isa Warrens for 3 weeks. What i would like to know is, do i need to insulate the coop over winter. I am and Scotland and our winters are not to severe, probably reaching -4/5 degrees at most overnight. Dont know if its down to climate change...

Quote: Hi, Thanks for your reply and the welcome. Ok, next silly question. Should i put the chickens food and water in the coop overnight as i normally keep it in the run thru the day. My flock free ranges, so they only visit the coop during the day to lay their eggs and to be locked in at...

Quote: Hi, Thanks for your reply and the welcome. Ok, next silly question. Should i put the chickens food and water in the coop overnight as i normally keep it in the run thru the day.

Hi, I'm new to keeping chickens and will be on here asking all sorts of silly questions, as the old saying goes, if you dont ask you'll never know. I got myself a coop, run and four Isa Warren chickens, they are all laying well but the eggs are small. What I would like to know is, will the eggs...