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    Why do some of my eggs look like this after a few days?

    Unwashed eggs. Some of them start developing these gray splotches. What are they and would it compromise the egg? Are they already compromised?
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    Looking to confirm this freeloader and understand why she isn't laying

    I hope this is the case! My quick Google searches told me it was earlier. My barred rock started laying early August, so I wasn't sure what to expect.
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    Looking to confirm this freeloader and understand why she isn't laying

    Hopefully she will be laying soon. Her comb took longer to get dark compared to the others. I work from home and check on the chickens multiple times a day. It's easy keeping track of the 5 hens. I've never seen her in the nesting box or sing an egg song.
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    Looking to confirm this freeloader and understand why she isn't laying

    They're all brown egg layers, different shades and sizes though. I mostly work from home and check on them multiple times a day and never see her in the nesting box or sing an egg song. I only have 5 chickens so it's easy to keep track.
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    Looking to confirm this freeloader and understand why she isn't laying

    I got her in March, the same time as my other chicks that were two weeks old at the time. I was told she was a little younger, so at most 2 weeks younger. My other 4 hens have been laying somewhat regularly since late July. All different breeds. I was told this one was a white Plymouth rock that...
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    Does this egg look fertilized?

    My son was very glad to hear he wouldn't have to give up any of our chickens.
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    Does this egg look fertilized?

    Based on the saddle feathers i was also thinking all female but I didn't have much confidence in being able to tell the difference until I saw those eggs. That's why I was also wondering if refrigeration could make them appear fertilized since I only saw it in the 2 of the 4 refrigerated eggs I...
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    Does this egg look fertilized?

    Okay. Here's what they look like today. I've witnessed my golden laced wyandotte lay eggs. My barred rock and buff orpington have spent time in the nesting box and sang egg songs. So that leaves me with my silver easter egger (biggest and a bit of a bully to the others) and my white rock...
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    Does this egg look fertilized?

    I have five 5-month old chickens and had them since chicks. I know 3 or 4 are laying. I'm pretty sure my Easter Egger is laying brown eggs. She's my fourth potential layer. I also have a white rock who I'm told is supposed to lay white eggs but she hasn't yet. This morning, I cracked open a few...
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    How do I treat a skittish hen with a cut near her eye?

    I just noticed a gash right under her ear. Of course my first time dealing with an injured bird it's my most skittish hen. She was acting normal and the cut is not actively bleeding. I thought it was stained from blackberries at first. I think the only way I'll be able to handle her is at night...
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    Help - Omlet Eglu owners - how to ventilate the roost?

    Yeah, the way I saw I though. There's no perfect coop/run set up and it would still cost an arm and a leg and time I didn't have to build the perfect set up. I knew going in I would need to modify some things to the Eglu and these modifications didn't cost much more in time or money to do.
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    Help - Omlet Eglu owners - how to ventilate the roost?

    This is my first season with chickens and an Eglu cube. I'm in Western PA. For the summer, I replaced the poop tray with hardware cloth cover and I also replaced all the vents with hardware cloth for better circulation. On especially hot days, I stick ice packs in the nesting area before bed to...
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    Tips for minimizing smell and dust in indoor brooder?

    After having raised chicks for the first time, I will definitely be keeping the brooder in the garage from the start next time. I was just a nervous beginner before. Still a beginner, not now not so nervous about keeping them in the garage. I will just need to use a bunch of extension cords to...
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    Raising chickens with children

    By "throughout the week," I meant symptoms started I think Sunday, peaked Monday, but has improved everyday after. Not sending my kid to the doctor if I'm seeing improvement and he's acting fine otherwise. It was definitely a mistake to put the brooder in the kitchen in the first place. Chalk...
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    Raising chickens with children

    I don't even know if it is salmonella. Could be something he caught from school. It's just weird that he seems normal except for the diarrhea in the morning. Until recently, the brooder was in the kitchen, about 15 ft from where food prep happens. I did my best to keep the area clean, added an...
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