Got A Broody Hen? Now What?
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Category: Eggs
Forensic Investigation: Raccoon Attack
I let my chickens out during the week and my partner, Jan, does it on my days off. This morningContinue Reading
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Corazon’s Close Call With A Soft-Shelled Egg
If you’ve kept chickens for long enough you’ve probably seen a wide range of eggs: different sizes from the double-yolkerContinue Reading
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Weird Eggs 101: The Oddities Explained (Or What’s A Fart Egg?!)
Before I had chickens I probably didn’t give a lot of thought to how eggs are actually made. That allContinue Reading
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When An Egg Is Not An Egg: Salpingitis
Some of you may have heard the term ‘lash egg’, which is a bit of a misnomer because technically it’sContinue Reading
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Assisted Hatch #1
One of the nerve-wracking issues of hatching eggs – whether with an incubator or broody hen – is if, andContinue Reading
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Egg Bound Hen
I have only once experienced an egg bound hen. Mango had chicks in mid-May and had just returned to theContinue Reading
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Feeling Blue Over Fading Eggs
You’re probably wondering what dogs have to do with chickens – if you hold on for a moment I’ll tryContinue Reading
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What Makes Coloured Egg Shells?
Did you know there are only two genes for egg shell colour? Yup, all those colourful eggs really started offContinue Reading
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Calcium Helps Build Egg Shells
We all know that calcium is required for egg shell production. If we have a hen that lays soft orContinue Reading
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