Very well could be. Personally, I thought they were smaller and less red than the RIR's I've seen in the past. Maybe they're just coming to the end of laying. Hm. Makes sense, considering what's happening.
Hi Kikisgirls!
Thank you so much for your response!
I only throw out scratch grains in random areas through the dirt paths in the garden. I never throw it in their run. I do it around 2 times a week and only about 1.5 cups total each time in about 5 areas of about 1/4 acre where they get to...
Hi there!
They are Rhode Island Reds. They get about 4 hours of range time out of their run and when they go in they get their greens treat. Other than that they are eating Layena crumbles. The nutrition breakdown is here:
Crude Protein (min.) 16%
Crude Fat (min.) 2.5%
Crude Fiber (max.) 6.5%...
Hi all,
I had mystery egg destruction that wasn't happening consistently so I got wooden eggs as suggested and it seemed to solve the issue, until a week or so ago when I saw another egg destroyed. Today I pulled an egg that had a really soft part of the shell (picture) and I'm thinking that's...