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Thank you for the response! I will look into the calcium citrate for sure.

Thank you for the response, she has been laying for about a year, but this is the first egg of this kind that she has laid. I feed flock raiser pellets with oyster shells and the occasional kitchen scrap.

Hello, one of my hens laid this… maybe a soft shelled egg, or maybe a lash egg? She is acting normal, eating and drinking… just not sure what this is.

That’s awesome! I will try that for sure. I just can’t think of any other reason why she’s be perfectly fine during the day, but struggling so much at night. Additionally, every time I bring her inside, she’s totally fine! So strange. Thank you again for the input

Thank you for the reply! We have sand inside the coop making it easy for me to quickly clean each day… I wonder if you are right about the ventilation. It has been unseasonable cold here, so in an attempt to keep drafts off the flock I ended up reducing ventilation. I will see about adding more...

Hello, I have a hen who is about a year old. Recently, I noticed she was sneezing quite a bit. That same day, I noticed she looked to be having trouble breathing with very labored breaths while roosting for the night. I brought her inside and she quickly went back to breathing normally. The next...

I have never owned silkies, but recently got two chicks. I was wondering if anyone had any input on whether they are black, gray, or blue chicks?

I will try to get a picture tomorrow. I am pretty darn sure that the sapphire gem is a Pullet and the buff Orpington is a cockerel.

Hopefully I got a nice individual lol

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Thank you! Hoping he’s a mellow one!

I have a young buff Orpington who I believe is a cockerel. Does anyone have a buff Orpington rooster? And if so, what is their temperament?

Thank you! I don’t know that I ever made an introduction post, but I have asked a few questions and have gotten very helpful answers and such nice comments! Everyone is so helpful ☺️

Hello! I’m the daughter that was mentioned in this post… I told my mom the same thing… it hasn’t happened again lol. I promise we don’t normally feed this many treats… maybe a handful a day for all 7

❤️Thank you!!