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Nobody acting off but for some reason my brown egg layers are not laying as much as they had been. Sorry this took so long I am a nurse and did not get around to checking back in till just now. Thank you for answering.

I have 3 hens (1+yr old) only 1 lays a white egg the other 2 lay a brown eggs. I get 3 eggs a day without fail. Yesterday I went to collect eggs found 1 white, one brown then the top 1/2 of another brown egg all cracked in the nest. It was only the shell no yoke. Today i got 1 white egg and 1...

Night 9 temps around 50 tonight, run is dry so they are just on their own for the night. I am gonna have my handyman rework the little house this summer. I give up they win:bow they can roost on the ground all they want.

Night 7 & 8 had to go out and put them in the coop, they are not gonna learn. Att lest they are warm for these last few cold nights.

Night 5 and 6 I had to put them in the coop. Maybe one day they will get it, I hope.

Night #4 Brabanter up in coop when I went out clucking at the 2 other girls. I can just imagine what she was saying "come on Bit...s get your fluffy butts in here where its warm". She stayed in while I scooped up the other 2 and put them in the coop for the night. I will say the Cochins might...

My Brababanter is pretty quiet I never even hear her cluck the Cochins are more vocal. 7am went to let them out of the coop and give water and feed. Snow 2 ft deep everywhere Texas at least my part has not seen snow like this in 50 yrs. I had to shovel snow to get to them. 12 noon wet to ckeck...

Night 3 went and put them in the coop, silly girls has snow and sleet on their feathers, gosh I hope they get it soon, I only have a week off work to teach them.:he

Where to start. They have 3 different roots, 1 2 inch bar, 1 3 inch bar and one 4 inch bar they refuse them all. Yesterday the darn Brabanter laid her egg on top of the coop. I had 2 fake eggs up there and the silly girl laid right next to them. Night 3 went and put them in the coop, silly...

Yes the Cochins sleep on the floor of the run and lay in a nest which they made, refuse to use the ones I have in the run or the coop. Barbanter just goes along with them other then laying in the nesting house. They have no problem getting in the coop there are ladders and a 5 gal pail they jump...

Ordered but wont get her till Wednesday. Today is night 3 I put them in the coop again, dummies sleeping out in run by chicken wire feathers full of snow.

Hello thank you for the suggestion. Are you talking about just regular tile or is this something a can buy? I have 2 Self Blue Cochin hens and 1 Brabanter hen, had 2 Brabanters but one fell ill during this summer and did not make it. Thank you again will look into doing something better heat...

Night #2 They will be going in the coop by hand a little later on. These are photos from my back door looking at the run, there is a tarp on the left side to give a wind break can't see if from this angle.

Thank you for your suggestions. Big side door is open 24/7 (although tonight and the next few I will shut the door at night) it is really just for shelter. We are expecting 5 degree temps tomorrow and the 1 degree after that very unusual for this part of Texas. Temps are not expected to go up...

Totally forgot I had these photos from this summer. The girls are in the photo too. That wood create has been taken out and is no longer in there I was using it for in injured hen during the day but she did not make it. There is 2 small roosts in the house and 3 nest. They can't get to the...