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I just created a new Instagram just for the chickens if you want to follow me @dowlingschickenfarm you'll see our 6 month old girls and their new 3 week old sisters Too much spinach was the culprit for me. So hard to remember what they can't eat but we're learning.

Helpful Links: Dangers of feeding too much spinach http://fresheggsdaily.com/2014/06/the-danger-of-feeding-too-much-spinach.html 5 easy steps to feeding egg shells & myths http://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2017/05/5-easy-steps-to-feeding-your-chickens.html?m=1 Crushing eggshells...

Just read this and think this is the culprit: too much spinach ;( Prevention: 1) Crushed eggshell or oyster shell should always be made available to your flock on a free-choice basis, not mixed into their feed. This way each hen can eat as much or as little as she needs. Different hens absorb...

Queen Elsa's Rubber Egg 5/2/2017 She laid a perfect egg at 6:45 am in the nest box. But at 6:45 pm playing in the yard she laid a rubber egg, Then immediately turned around and pecked it broken. My husband shooed her off and let our dog eat it. 3 days ago we moved of 3 week old chicks into our...

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I put on my old thinking cap and no need for Tupperware bowls anymore - recycling old chicken wire is a perfect solution and hopefully when they learn, they won't need that reminder anymore

So what I think you're saying is that they follow the leader and I won't have to keep blocking off the nesting boxes forever It's funny that the original nesting roost is higher but the new coop's is not. So much for store bought coops.

I'm new at this and have 2 Buff Orpingtons and 2 Road Island Reds that started laying eggs at 5 months old. We got one coop and a few weeks ago got another in preparation for 3 more who will be moved to the original coop next week. Right now our 4 hens are enjoying both coops. They lay in all...