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    Mystery Blood in Coop

    We just had the same thing happen last night. It was one of their combs - it had gotten dried and cracked in this cold dry weather (just like my knuckles!) We slathered some petroleum jelly on it.
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    first egg a double yolk

    My first egg ever - from my Rhode Island Reds, was a double yolk. And then one of her sisters did the same thing. I was certain it was a testament to my amazing chicken raising abilities, but then I found out it is not THAT rare for the first egg to be a double yolk.
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    How can I stop my hen from sleeping in the nesting box?

    Yes - they now sleep on the roosts and the eggs are mostly clean.
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    How can I stop my hen from sleeping in the nesting box?

    Blocking the boxes for a few weeks at night is the only thing that worked for us.
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    How long is the span between each egg for RIR's?

    I have 4 RIR and I get 4 eggs most days and 3 eggs on others. 24 per week or more, but my birds are young. I expect fewer as they age....
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    Layer Feed

    I started transitioning my pullets onto layer feed around week 16 because that is what a book I was reading said to do. They were fine and started laying right on time.
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    Our first eggs! 20 week old RIRs.

    And a final update for this thread: the last pullet, girl #4, has come online at about 24 1/2 weeks. I feel very fortunate that they all started laying even though the light hours continue to decrease. If you are looking for egg reliability, I highly recommend getting RIR from MPC. If a...
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    What age do you switch to a layer feed?

    I read a book by "the chicken wisperer" that said to switch to layer around 16 weeks. That is what I did. 2 of 4 were laying at 20 weeks and 1 other started around 23 weeks. #4 is taking her time but that is OK.
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    Sleeping/pooping in nest boxes - yuck

    Raising the roosting bars did not work for my birds. Blocking the nesting boxes at night worked. After a couple of months I found them roosting at bedtime and not in the boxes. Now I do not have to block the boxes anymore - they only go in there to lay eggs.
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    Close to eggs?!!

    Hey congrats!!! It's a wonderful thing!
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    Our first eggs! 20 week old RIRs.

    As an update - the 3rd girl looks to have come online this week. So that is about 22 1/2 weeks for her. The 4th girl still looks to be a few weeks away, based on her smaller comb and waddles. With 2 girls online, we already had enough eggs. With 3 producing, we will have excess to give to...
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    Which brand do YOU swear by?

    Nature's Best here! They really embrace organics - it's not just an option from them, so there is less chance of contamination. Also, I simply appreciate that they only make organics, so I know my choice puts less chemicals into our soil and water. And lastly, they really won me over when my...
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    Do RIR start laying later?

    2 of my 4 RIR from mypetchicken started laying at 20 weeks. They are now almost 23 weeks and the other two have not started. 1 of the two "hold outs" looks close, the other one looks to be a few weeks even further behind.
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    Grit?

    well I was in Tractor Supply picking up a bag of feed and grabbed a bag of grit. The stones looked "huge", but I put them in a small dish and they ate it. In a couple of days the dish was empty. Thanks for the advice!
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    Close to eggs?!!

    I noticed that my RIR that are laying have combs so big that they are "floppy". The combs really wiggle around a lot while they move. It looks like the comb of your RIR is not quite as big as mine were when they started laying - you may have a few more weeks to wait. My RIR that looks like...
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    Hen Snuggling!

    I had a similar problem. I let them sleep in the boxes at first and they got used to it. I blocked off the nesting boxes for a few weeks. When I removed them - they STILL tried to sleep in the nest boxes. So then I would put the block in at night and take it out in the morning. And raising...
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    Grit?

    My girls are 21 weeks old. I have never given them grit. I am a chicken novice. Should I be giving them grit? They have a 100 SQ FT run with a dirt floor. They free range, but only for an hour here and there, not even every day. They appear to intake dirt both in the run and while free...
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    Organic vs conventional feed?

    I would not be so adamant about organic if Non-GMO conventional feed was available. But if you want non-GMO, you have to go organic. I also prefer to reduce my chemical nitrogen footprint which is a big environmental problem from conventional farming. I also see Monsanto as evil and I do not...
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    When to switch to layer feed?

    I started to mix layer feed into the grower feed around 16 weeks, and had them completely transitioned by about 17 weeks. They started laying at 20 weeks and I had no "shellless" or "softshelled" or any other weird early eggs. They have been perfect, but small of course, since the very first...
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    BCM from my pet chicken...?

    I can't speak for BCMs, but the RIRs I got from them last April have been great. They arrived healthy and have grown into strong young adults. 2 of 4 are laying after 20/21 weeks and a third one looks to be days away from laying. I very much like dealing with them - they are very...
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