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"So glad to hear this! Good for you and the birds. :)"
"Thanks Becky, I'll see what I can come up with. :-)"
"Chris,
You might want to consider using a different feeder so you don't have to babysit it all the time.
I made a feeder for almost free that works great.
You need:
3 gal bucket with lid(I got one for free from Basha's bakery dept.)
saucer for…"
You might want to consider using a different feeder so you don't have to babysit it all the time.
I made a feeder for almost free that works great.
You need:
3 gal bucket with lid(I got one for free from Basha's bakery dept.)
saucer for…"
"OK, I think I've figured this one out with all of your help.
I watched "Cali" (the Calif White) as she was in the nesting box. She was very careful to make sure the plastic eggs were all under her. Then I just waited till she finally laid her egg…"
I watched "Cali" (the Calif White) as she was in the nesting box. She was very careful to make sure the plastic eggs were all under her. Then I just waited till she finally laid her egg…"
"Good point, if you're feeding egg shells, they have to be broken down into tiny pieces so they are completely unrecognizable to the chickens. At this point though, the damage is done, she's learned about the tasty goodness inside. I wish I could be…"
"I've heard that feeding shells can cause them to eat the eggs. Use only oyster shell.
I would isolate her from the others until you figure out if you can stop her from eating the eggs. Otherwise the others might start eating them too.
(Sorry I…"
I would isolate her from the others until you figure out if you can stop her from eating the eggs. Otherwise the others might start eating them too.
(Sorry I…"
"OK so I gave her some oyster shell along with crunched up egg shells and the shells are much better....BUT now as soon as she lays her egg she starts eating it. I've put a coulple plastic easter eggs in each nesting box but it isn't helping now.…"
"I feed the egg shells right back to our girls...great source of calcium. Good luck!"
"You could also offer oyster shell. She may need a little more calcium."
"Thanks Chris, I'll check it out."
"Just checked the bag and it's Purina Layena natural"
"She is about 1 1/2 yrs old and getting Purina organic layer crumbles."
I have 2 hens and one of them (a Califonia White) is laying extremely thin shelled eggs. In fact for 4 days in a row I've found her eggs broken and possibly eaten. Several weeks ago I found an eaten egg so I put a plastic egg in one of the…
"We have been adding the ACV to our plasic waterer which we clean out daily and we've never had a problem with algae. It could be that the ACV is keeping it at bay. We also add a frozen water bottle to the container trying to keep the water a bit…"
"Actually I have to admit, I was trying to answer a question on another chicken site, and hadn't realized I had posted this here until just now. *blush*."
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