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They are hard and attached pretty firmly, but scrape off with some firm scraping. That seems consistent with calcium deposit to me. I don't know much since I'm a beginner, though.

Does anyone know what this eggshell abnormality is, and whether or not I should be concerned? This is a Black Copper Marans egg. It's the only egg we've gotten with this problem.

We have 2 four month old Golden Laced Wyandotte roosters and 5 four month old Barnevelder roosters for sale for $5.00 each. We raised them from chicks that we bought from a BYC member this spring. We don't have the room nor the need for the roosters (although I wish I could keep them all and...

We have a four month old Cuckoo Marans rooster for sale for a minimum of $5.00. We raised him from a chick that we bought from a BYC member this spring. We don't have the room nor the need for any roosters (although I wish I could keep them all and get a breeding program going). We are in...

Thanks for the interest! I'm in Mapleton. Let me know if you'd like to stop by.

We have a four month old Cuckoo Marans rooster for sale for a minimum of $5.00. We raised him from a chick that we bought from a BYC member this spring. We don't have the room nor the need for any roosters (although I wish I could keep them all and get a breeding program going). We are in...

We have 2 four month old Golden Laced Wyandotte roosters for sale for a minimum of $5.00 each. We raised them from chicks that we bought from a BYC member this spring. We don't have the room nor the need for the roosters (although I wish I could keep them all and get a breeding program going)...

We have 5 four month old Barnevelder roosters for sale starting at $8.00 each. We raised them from chicks that we bought from a BYC member this spring. We don't have enough room nor the need for so many roosters. We're in southern Minnesota and they are for pick up only. The photo doesn't...

I've decided to grow these shrubs/small trees as a source of feed for my flock because I've heard it mentioned in a few sources: http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_caar18.pdf http://www.pfaf.org/leaflets/peatree.php...

I have a couple of questions about run construction that I haven't come across exact answers for in this forum: 1. Is there any concern about toxic chemicals in treated lumber, or are the new preservatives safe? I'd like to use treated 4 x 4s and 2 x 4s, but I don't want the chickens pecking...

Would the bran part of raisin bran be okay for the 5 week old without grit?

Can they eat raisins if they don't also get grit? How about 5 week old chicks?

Do you think plywood painted with satin finish paint would be just as slippery?

Would a vinyl floor be harmful to chickens' legs because it's slippery, or would that only be true for chicks?

Thanks for the photos! Did you mean they are 2' off the floor or 2"? The reason I asked is in other threads I read discussion about whether or not to have what they were calling roosts in front of the nest box. They were serving the same purpose as your landings.

For heavy breeds, how high above the floor of the coop would nest boxes have to be to warrant roosts being placed in front of them?

RonB, Do you have roosts in front of your nest boxes, or can they get into them without?

How high would the nest boxes be to REQUIRE that there be a roost in front of them?

Thanks for all of the great advice everyone! I'm starting from scratch with chicks (no spontaneous generation pun intended) so, I don't have any hens to chase the cats off. I guess I'll keep them well protected and try to introduce the cats to them as often as I can (staying with them) until...

(I searched the forums for this but I came up with so many results I decided to ask the question myself.) I'm sure many or all of you have the same situation as us. We have five large, healthy, immunized, neutered tom cats on our farm. They are very friendly to people, and even to our two...