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Chickens...Now what?
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<blockquote data-quote="redneckcowgirlmn" data-source="post: 312241" data-attributes="member: 5061"><p>I know, "Here she goes again"...and I know, CATTLE board, but ONE of you has to know something about chickens! That's why I put it under "Everything Else"!</p><p></p><p>Okay, so we ordered 25 chickens from Murray McMurray Hatchery back in July, got them, (6 Buff Orpingtons, 6 Black Australorps, 12 Araucanas, and a Silver Wyanette rooster. They threw in a "free Exotic Chick"~a black Cochin~, LOL...real exotic!)</p><p>Anyways, they finally started laying over the weekend, we have 7 pretty little blue and green eggs, 1 brown one...and 1 "Off white" one with a soft shell. What Happened there? Is this something I need to be worried about? Don't know who did it, they're all together. Did it just come out before the shell was ready? Is this a common thing with very young hens? The feed store guy has me feeding layer pellets, with calcium grit in a seperate feed pan, and the kids randomly supplement them with cracked corn when I'm not looking. (Now I know why the calves are going through the corn so fast!)</p><p>Thanks in advance. (Or, if nobody wants to talk about it, any good links to a chicken forum? LOL!)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="redneckcowgirlmn, post: 312241, member: 5061"] I know, "Here she goes again"...and I know, CATTLE board, but ONE of you has to know something about chickens! That's why I put it under "Everything Else"! Okay, so we ordered 25 chickens from Murray McMurray Hatchery back in July, got them, (6 Buff Orpingtons, 6 Black Australorps, 12 Araucanas, and a Silver Wyanette rooster. They threw in a "free Exotic Chick"~a black Cochin~, LOL...real exotic!) Anyways, they finally started laying over the weekend, we have 7 pretty little blue and green eggs, 1 brown one...and 1 "Off white" one with a soft shell. What Happened there? Is this something I need to be worried about? Don't know who did it, they're all together. Did it just come out before the shell was ready? Is this a common thing with very young hens? The feed store guy has me feeding layer pellets, with calcium grit in a seperate feed pan, and the kids randomly supplement them with cracked corn when I'm not looking. (Now I know why the calves are going through the corn so fast!) Thanks in advance. (Or, if nobody wants to talk about it, any good links to a chicken forum? LOL!) [/QUOTE]
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