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Hi! Problem #1 - One of my hens is/was laying enormous eggs. they have what looks like stress cracks in the shell. When cracked open, the white is runny like water. I haven't tried eating them. What could be causing this? Problem #2 - My hens have stopped laying recently. I had good...

also, no spur development on any of the chickens. ok junebuggena, here are a few more photos of piper.

no dominance whatsoever in the flock. interestingly, piper had to be coaxed into the coop last evening. i thought it was because i just hung stringed cd's to scare off the sparrows. I'm going to see if piper does it again this evening now that i pulled it up and out of the way. i will try to...

those new feathers by the wings just appeared on piper yesterday. think maybe they are flight feathers???

how can you tell piper looks ill????? :( is it the expression in the first photo? i can certainly take more!

i am hoping I'm not hijacking someones thread. can't seem to find "need thread" for this forum. I've posted these photos once before but now that they are a bit older at almost 18 weeks, i am hoping for some reassurance that i have all hens and no roos. i've posted 12 photos, 2 of each of my 6...

btw, they are almost 18 weeks old

I've always been a little suspicious of one of my buff orpingtons and now i am just a little concerned the it may not be a hen. went to do a head count and found that feathers are developing on this one and not the others, at least not yet. I am hoping she is just maturing a little faster and...

I'm having the same problem. i moved the feed back inside coop and i find almost a doz sparrows feeding in the coop. right now we have a human sized door. I'm thinking that when i install the auto chicken door the problem will lessen. i will hang shiny streamers, perhaps, as a deterrent...

I purchased my babies at an Agway. It never even dawned on me to vaccinate. At 17 weeks, they all appear quite happy and healthy. I fortify their water with a combination of apple cider vinegar, oregano oil and Verm-X. Should the be vaccinated, too?

i have my 3.5 gal nipple bucket outside in the run which is only covered by netting. the smaller waterer is inside coop. i move the food in and out depending on the weather. if it rains i sometimes slide it under the raised coop. i am slowly preparing for my first winter. i just ordered my...

thank you! i also think they are very pretty!!!

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thanks! btw, i actually call myself the ol grey mare. my name is mary ann and i have grey hair. everyone calls me mare!!!

gary just purchased a metal roof which he will be installing this week. the also put a skylight bubble on the roof for lots of light. tomorrow is coop cleaning day. maybe i will get some photos for posting.

i will sleep a little easier tonight. thank you.

LOL! no kids. bought that for $10 on craigslist. trying to get the chickens to use it!!!

My honey did an amazing job on my coop and run. Still waiting for the fencing to be finished but for now we are using 2" netting. The 2 sides of the run with the wooden fence has 3/8" square wiring that is attached to fence and goes into the ground anywhere from a few inches to 12" and held...

Hello! These photos are of my 6 chicks only a few days shy of 12 weeks. Based on the tail feathers, I am guessing that the blue leg ringed chicken is a roo. I don't see or feel any spurs on any legs yet. Hoping that's a good sign and that they are all hens, though. It would be much...

Hello! I've been a member for about 3 months but can't remember if i formally introduced myself. I am not only new to this site but I am also new to chicken raising. I have my first 6 chickens, 12 weeks old now. 3 plymouth rocks and 3 buff orpingtons. I still don't know the sex of any but...