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    Is DE safe for chickens

    I am conflicted. Some reports say that DE is safe for chickens and some say it is not because it causes respiratory problems. Can you of you more experienced chicken owners straighten me out on this issue?
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    Watery eggs

    One of my customers has complained of watery eggs and I am wondering if anyone knows what causes this? I have 6 RIRs. I don't wash the eggs before selling them (unless they really need it) and have explained to my customers that by not washing them, they will last longer. She, in turn, has told...
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    Deaf hen

    I am wondering if anyone has experienced having a deaf chicken and what would cause this? My girls are very social, well, all except one which tends to be a loner. She is not the first loner I have had so at first, I just assumed it was a part of her personality. When they hear me come outside...
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    Predator in the henhouse

    Last night something dug under my chicken coop, go in and killed 4 of my best layers. The hole was small but maybe a small dog could have gotten under it. I live on the river so we have all kinds of varmints here. My girls were attacked at their sides with feathers and flesh removed. Does anyone...
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    Chicken breaking eggs in nest

    I have 5 hens, 4 RIR, 1 Barred Rock. I don't get 5 eggs everyday but they are all good layers. Almost everyday, I have 1 or 2 broken eggs in the nest when I go to collect them. Sometimes, most of the shells are there and sometimes most of the shell is gone but the yolk is all over the other eggs...
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    Thin egg shells

    Recently when collecting my eggs, I have found that one of my hens is laying very thin shelled eggs. They are part time coop chickens and part time free run. I feed them a Mash that I get at my local Farmer's CoOp. I have given them oyster shell and crushed egg shells. Can someone tell me what...
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    molting and brooding

    Is there a time frame around molting and brooding? Mine are molting and it is the end of January in Tennessee. Weather is fair, not real cold. I am kind of expecting my hens to begin brooding before long but I am very new to this part of the process. Answers anyone?
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    Winter eggs?

    Can someone tell me if chickens stop or slack on their egg laying during the winter? And what are the signs of a chicken that is hatching in the springtime?
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    Hens laying eggs on the ground

    I first became concerned about whether or not a predator was getting into my hen house and I posted questions about that but received no replies. I had found broken egg shells on the floor of the henhouse. Today I found an egg out in the run. It was still warm so I know I got to it before...
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    small eggs

    Is it common for a chicken to lay very small eggs when they first start laying? I have RIR's and 1 BR and they are laying very small eggs. I got these breeds because I understood that they laid large eggs. Does anyone know anything about this with these breeds?
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    Egg shells

    My girls are finally beginning to lay eggs. I have collected 3 eggs so far and I have found 2 times broken egg shells, one in the nest and one in the floor. Unless the predators are extremely small, they can not get to my girls or their eggs. A snake could but I know enough about that, being a...
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    Chickens and onions

    OH MY! My girls have gotten into some red onion. Does anyone know if this will hurt them. I think I read some place that onion is not good for them? They are 12 weeks old. Does anyone know anything about this?
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    Starter feed -v- layer pellets

    My girls are 12 wks old. Today while at TSC, which is quite a distance away, instead of getting chick starter, I came home with layer pellets. I had several errands to run and was not paying close enough attention to what I was buying. I know that layer pellets should not be given until they...
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    Runny poop

    My girls are almost 8 wks old. One of my barred rocks has runny poop. I feed them medicated chick starter but I also let them out of their pen to free graze. I have just noticed that one of them has runny poop. Could this be from letting them out into the yard or could she be sick? She appears...
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    My styrofoam eating girls

    I have just found that my girls, a month old, have gotten ahold of some styrofoam and have ingested it. Will this hurt them? I just don't know what to do about this. Thanks for any helpful info.
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    Pullets

    I read online that pullets are female but lay a much smaller egg. I called Tractor Supply and when I told them that I wanted laying hen chicks, they told me they had pullets and did not encourage me to buy them. Anyone care to weigh in here and tell me if this is true?
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    chicken bedding

    Can someone please tell me if there is any danger to my chickens if I use cedar or pine bedding? I once read that either cedar or pine would get rid of rats as well. Does anyone know anything about this?
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    Flogging rooster

    I have a rooster who tries to flog me almost everyday. It has gotten so bad that I have to take a pole into the pen when I feed the flock. I am pretty sure that it is because I took his best girl from him but he had injured her badly and needed to be isolated to heal. I am either gonna have to...
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    Black snake in egg nest

    I'm just shaking like a leaf. I went out to gather the eggs and there was a huge black snake laying in the hens eggs nest. Of course, no eggs today. I did not disturb the snake. I went into the house to get my gun and when I came back, it was gone. I have been building onto my chicken coop and...
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    Food specks in eggs

    Does anyone know why I am getting food specks in my hen's eggs. It looks a little like dirt but one of them looked like a bug. My hens are just learning to lay eggs. Does this have anything to do with their learning how to process the act of laying?
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