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    Broken eggs under roosting bar new layers

    The last 2 mornings I have found broken egg in coop,this morning it was directly under roosting bar, I have 2 Buff Orpingtons that recently started to lay,we have 2 nesting boxes so I know that’s adequate and they do go in nest boxes and eggs being laid in nesting boxes, any ideas?
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    Coop inside Height for Buff Orpingtons

    Getting ready to build a coop similar to these designs for our 2 Buff Orpingtons, my question is what should inside height be on low side, high side ? any suggestions??
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    Raised Bump above eye

    One of my 8 week old Buff Orpingtons has a small raised bump just above her eye, started on Feb 28th, eating and acting like it’s not bothering her, feathers are starting to fill in in her head, what could the bump be? could it be an ingrown feather possibly?
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    Do 7 week old chicks need access to water in coop at night?

    Our Buff Orpingtons are now 7 weeks old and we put them in a coop at night, do they need access to water in coop at night? Just transitioned them to the no waste feeder this morning, adding the new waterer this afternoon
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    Saturday Lime for run?

    Our run for our chickens that are 6 weeks old sits on grass, is it ok to spread Saturday Lime lightly over the grass where their run sits? I’ve heard it helps with deodorizing and repelling mites ants etc
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    Chicks 4 weeks old with feathers/diatomaceous earth

    We have 4 weeks old chicks off heat , just got them yesterday, have them in tote inside, but plan on getting them outside in secure area for time out of tote, once they have been outside for a bit, don’t want them to get mites, plan on adding dusting box in tote so they can learn, i’ve heard so...
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    Newbie to chicken raising

    Aloha, I live on the Big Island of Hawaii and just brought home my first chicks ever today, they are 4 weeks old 1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes just got them today, first time raising chicks (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 2 (3) What breeds do...
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