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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    I would not give her too many calcium tablets, especially if they are human calcium plus vitamin D tablets like Caltrate. Too much calcium can be fatal. Calcium is an electrolyte and muscles and nerves including the heart function on electrical currents based on a balance of electrolytes in...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    For the smaller single mate pens we just throw them a handful or mix it in their feed from time to time and that seems to be sufficient for them.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    We put it in an old tin can in the coop because that is how an old timer taught my husband to do it and that is how he continues to do it. But your method seems more efficient. lol
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    Give plenty of calcium (oyster shell) and they should be just fine. A friend of mine had a young peafowl hen to prolapse recently and I talked him through it. He was freaking out for sure. All you have to do is put some granulated sugar on the prolapse (coat it all well) and keep the hen in a...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    We even get triple yolkers every once in a great while from the older white leghorn hens and they look like duck or goose eggs! I have no idea how those huge of eggs come out of such small hens like the Leghorns. It blows my mind! Ouch.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    If she continues to lay larger eggs, she hopefully will get used to it and be okay. Their first egg is usually their hardest, and it's common to see a little blood on their first egg or two even. But their reproductive tract gets used to laying and I've seen little bitty game and leghorn...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    Glad she was able to pass it! @BigBlueHen53
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    Was it a double yolker? That may have contributed to her difficulty passing it if she is a new layer.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    Yes they are definitely predators and will eat anything that does not eat them first. lol Chick starter is good when they are young, but they can be transitioned to an adult formula at around 3-4 months old.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    I sold a pair of turkeys and the boy asked me "how do you get your turkey hens so big?" The only thing I could think to tell him was because we feed them good quality feed. I would say better than 90% of the people in my area (I am being generous with my estimate) feed straight scratch or...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    Also another drawback to free-feeding is you are basically feeding the rats after dark, and your rodent population will EXPLODE.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    Lord willing I can send you some eggs in the spring.
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    I think the reason we have had only rare instances of egg bound hens over the years is attributed to: 1. We do not free-feed. The birds are fed a daily ration and no more, so no overeating. 2. We try to always keep fresh straw in the pens, and the hens scratching helps them develop their...
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    It was in the upper 60's here today and I took my son to the orthodontist with NO jacket or coat! I am a child of the spring/summer and this weather just nourishes my soul!
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    The Moonshiner's Leghorns

    I can just feel the pre-spawn energy in the air! Can't wait to break out the spinner baits!
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