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I\\ve heard a rumor that "they" are finally going to allow chickens in our little corner of the universe, and so here I am getting my hopes up and plotting which breeds to buy. I would really like to get a couple of Hedemora Höns, the breed that we had on our farm growing up in sweden. Does...

After a winter period (the dark days can cause dificiency of vit D3) POLYVISOL Enfamil (childrens liquid A-B-D vitamins) can be given at three drops a day once a day for a week then taper off the next to address any eventual D3 deficiency. That having been said, calcium absorption is dependent...

Hello again,,, I've been watching the coop intenteviely today, and I think it's my 2yr old Barred Plymouth Rock aka Miss Speckles that lays the thinshelled egg. Does anybody know if BPRs have a genetic predisposition for this sorta thing?

Oh..... I think it might be my "RIR" that lays thin thin shell, but I'd have to sit out there and watch to see.

I'm kind of a newbie..... what is a RIR? As for where they came from, I don't know. I got my girls from my local farmer's supply store

I have read that since broilers are bred for superior meat production they can become "too heavy for their frame" and become crippled.

I know this isn't excactly pertaining to rules and regs, but when I moved into my new neighbourhood with my chickens, when I introduced myself to my neighbors, I gave them a few eggs instead of cookies. So far we haven't had any complaints abt the roosters wakeup call at 9am sharp every morning.

How would I supplement vitamin D? Also Cuda, I tried the link on your previous post on vitamin D, but it didn't work. neither did it when I went to your webpage and clicked on "egg-laying problems".

I am having the VERY SAME problem! My 8 hens and 1 rooster are all free range, have all the grit, oystershell, AND Calcite mixed into their feed which is this organic layer mash that I get locally from here http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M15695 Typically I get 3 good eggs a day and then...