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    Egg Quality Issues

    Looks like a thin shell around the hole with the gray blotchy areas. Whoever is laying it may not be getting enough calcium, or could use a round of Calcium Citrate + D3. (There are a few posts on these forums around dosing) As a rule of thumb, we choose to not eat eggs where the shell is...
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    Fun Egg Mystery 🥚

    The plot thickens 🧐 So we confirmed this morning that the BCM looking mix is an olive egger. She lays VERY dark gray/green eggs. The white hen, which is most likely a silkie mix, consistently lays very small cream colored eggs. The orange chicken is not yet laying that we can tell, comb is not...
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    Hens/roos with the funniest or funest names

    Ida Muntz Ripley (the cloned one from Resurrection) Tiny Mama June 😳 Started out as Katniss Everdeen, however, Orange Chicken has caught on recently 🐼🍜
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    Post Your First Egg Pics-Part 2

    We got this dark gray egg today from one of our barnyard mixes! Not sure exactly which girl is responsible, but there are two possible suspects. Definitely had to do a double take seeing it in the nesting box 😆
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    Fun Egg Mystery 🥚

    That’s funny. With all of our prior hens it has been at least a week of bright red and nesting box curiosity. We’ve also never had one lay this early. Most have been 20 weeks or more. I’m also impressed she picked up the nesting box that quick.
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    Fun Egg Mystery 🥚

    I’m with you seeing the red come through in that last pic. I think the white one is probably close as well. (Curious to see what color egg she lays) I tell ya, these gals have been hiding it well. They’ve been no where near that red.
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    Fun Egg Mystery 🥚

    Interesting- as I was getting the above pics, these two walked up on me and blushed. Comb and wattles are much more red in this pic.
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    Fun Egg Mystery 🥚

    Candidate 1 - BCM / Possible Mix Candidate 2 - Barnyard Mix Candidate 3 - Barnyard Mix (pretty sure this one is not laying, however, she has an almost moss colored face and comb) Candidate 4 - 9 year old Buff Orpington (her comb and wattles haven’t been this red in years)
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    Fun Egg Mystery 🥚

    Got this nice little fairy or newbie brown egg with brown spots out of the nesting box today. Earlier this week, we got a large, lightly painted version of the same egg. Here’s where it gets interesting. None of our current laying hens lay that color with brown spots. The only possible...
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    Long Term Hard Molt, Coccidiosis or Worms

    No, lol. We have three new pullets in the mix and we’re capped out. I don’t think we can handle anymore chicken drama this year.
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    Long Term Hard Molt, Coccidiosis or Worms

    So funny enough, I just mentioned to my wife the other day that I was not seeing as much diarrhea in the coop. As soon as this hen fluffed up and squealed at me, I knew why 😆 Our Buff Orpingtons were always a nightmare to break. Very stubborn. This hen has always run somewhat faux broody, but...
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    Long Term Hard Molt, Coccidiosis or Worms

    Yay, now she has gone full-on crazed psycho broody hen. It’s going to be super fun breaking the diarrhea queen of her raging hormones 🤦🏼‍♂️
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    Coop Bedding - Colorado Springs, CO

    I have a good source for medium course washed concrete sand, so maybe I will just give it a try one of these days and report back here.
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    My chicken is acting wierd

    Yep, the behavior you’re describing sounds like a broody hen. Leghorns as a breed tend to be less broody, so hopefully she breaks of it quickly. (If she hasn’t already)
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    My chicken is acting wierd

    Sounds like she’s gone broody.
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