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They used to be normal shells but have gotten thinner the past year. Yes, they are on layer feed as well.

Hello, I have one girl out of 9 that lays the most fragile, thin eggs now. She’s three in April. I have oyster shell out and give them back their egg shells crushed to supplement calcium. They have cracked as she’s laid, I’ve watched, or they crack when I try to pick them up. I’m afraid one...

Great thank you!

I don’t have a rooster that I know of lol. One hasn’t laid yet and will be one in March. These are four different hens’ eggs… is that a bull eye??

Thank you for the info! 😃

I didn’t think I had a rooster, but the random call the other day made me start thinking. Then seeing what might be a bulls eye I thought I should ask experts haha.

Still kind of a newbie to chickens. I have one that’s 10 months old and hasn’t laid. I think she’s a she. I did hear a random cockle doodle doo one day but never again. Is this egg fertilized? It’s not the first time I’ve seen this but now…. Im curious?? Thank you!

Update She was isolated for over 48 hours. I let her out and she immediately jumped on another chicken’s back and was biting her like crazy. I separated her again. Now what? Do chickens just turn aggressive out of nowhere? 😢

Hello. I have three that are 3, two that are 2 and four that are nine months. So nothing new She literally flipped a switch and went from sweet and calm to attacking others. She eats and drinks and otherwise acts normal.

I don’t know the answer to that. I’ve always purchased feed from the feed store. I might start looking into making my own as well 🙂

Yes!! I have 9 and get about 3 a day. Several of mine are molting too. And a few others I think have retired on me and they’re only 2&3 years old. 🙄🙄 I love them like crazy but want my eggs haha. I get your frustration!!

Southern Utah. I’m so impatient… I’ve been looking forward to her chocolate eggs 😂😂

No I haven’t. She’s the most skittish one out of the group…. But let’s my husband pick her up. 🙄. How does one check the spacing??

My Dorothy is a 34 week old black Copper maran. She’s never laid. I have a total of 9 chickens, 4 of which are also 34 weeks and they’re all laying. Every chicken is a different breed. No roosters. They’re in a very large chicken pen, there’s not a secret egg stash, there’s plenty of nesting...