Recent content by 05cassie25

Sorry, I don’t! I hope someone else can chime in and help though.

My buff Orpington from cackle had me very concerned too, especially compared to my other breeds. I can confirm she is in fact a ‘she’ and we’ve been getting eggs for almost a year. I am newer to chickens so don’t want to guess on yours, but my pullet looked very similar to yours.

Beautiful flock!

Thank you Mrs. K, I don’t mind having some flawed eggs. I just want to help her if something is wrong. Culling is not something we are looking forward to doing and we will prolong that until absolutely necessary.

Thank you for your response. I don’t have any pictures currently but will add them as I get them. I e tried oyster shell and they will not eat it, I’ve had better luck with crushed egg shells.

I have a 1.5 year old EE who has laid for 18 day in a row, has a messy back end constantly and some of her eggs are ‘flawed’. Some eggs seem to be laid from the roost over night or at least before 5:30am, some have almost no coloring, some feel bumpy and thin (but not totally soft shelled). She...

Thank you for giving me this info and other options!

That is very helpful, thank you! I’m in the KC area, but I WILL drive for chicks!;)

Hello! I’m also in the KC area with a flock of 3!!

Following. I also only really need 1 and I love my cackle birds from last year so would like to use them again.

What breed and how old are they?

Hello! I’m also from Kansas and am always eager to ‘meet’ another Kansan!

I have no clue what it is either, however wanted to drop by to say I have a hen who has been like that since maybe day 3 of her life. She is now over a year old and has never had an issue. My other hens have never had an issue so I’ve just stopped worrying about it. BUT, I am definitely no...

We had great luck with cackle hatchery based in Missouri. We got 3 and got to select different breeds. It is similar to the previously mention shipping rates-roughly $30. I agree that if you can connect with others locally you can ask to combine an order and split the shipping cost.

Welcome! We are near you in KC and love the addition of our flock for our children too. Someone already posted the consolidated Kansas link, it’s not super active but can be helpful for local questions/needs, etc.