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    Pullet laid 2 underdeveloped eggs under roosting bar

    4.5 month old mutt breed pullet laid 2 thin shelled eggs under roosting bar last night! These two would have been her 4th and 5th eggs. One is nearly translucent very soft and burst upon impact. The other is slightly more solid but still see through as it looks like it didn't fully create its...
  2. One_chick_Mama

    Transparent Egg - What caused it?

    My little Dee Dee finally started laying in the nest box and not in the neighbor's yard. She's a good layer and averages 2-3 a day. But this morning I found this in the nest box next to a regular egg. at first glance I thought it was a brown egg. What caused it and how do I fix it? I feed her...
  3. E

    Production Red laying late in day

    My production red chicken started laying 9 days ago. She’s laid 6/9 days since then, but always in the afternoon and sometimes as late as 3-4pm. (She just laid an egg about 45 min ago), yesterday she laid an egg around noon, so it’s much later today. Is this normal for a chicken who just started...
  4. S

    I’m new to raising my girls.

    12:50 pm Good Afternoon Friends, I am new to owning chickens. I’ve had my girls Shannon, Peep and May for approximately 6 months. My girls recently started laying eggs as of Tuesday this week. I have some concerns to this. How do I know the eggs are safe for consumption? I’ve researched this...
    • SelcouthLynn
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    • behavior change chicken chicken behavior coop build laying at night laying behavior laying eggs new at raising chicks protecting chickens
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  5. Minky

    finding eggs under the roost

    About once every couple of weeks I find an egg under the roost. Does that mean someone was sitting on the roost when she laid an egg??? Also, I had two hens lay eggs in the dark yesterday!!(530 pm and 7 pm!!! but these were in the nest boxes.) I have supplemental lighting from 6 am -9pm. Are...
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