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how long does change or stress cause a hen to stop laying? I have 5, 14month old hens and 4, emonth old pullets. all around the same time we expanded the run, slowly intgrated the babies, changed feed (flock raiser since babies arent laying w/ free choice oyster shell) and the lost on of the...

Ok, I know I can store my eggs on the counter if they are UNwashed, and never been refridgerated. but my husband raised a good question tonight.....what about during the winter? does the cold weather count as being refridgerated? and thus my eggs can not stay on the counter?

So I know that when they first start laying they are not very regular. And that when the weather gets cooler/winter sets they slow down production too. If I have girls that just started laying, what should I expect for the cooler weather? Will it just vary from chick to chick? My girls are...

Hi! my name is Kim. I am happily married to my Navy Diver. We have 2 beautiful daughters, 2 cats, 210gal aquarium and 5 chickens. I have 2 RIR, 2 EE and 1 Silver Laced Wynadotte. The girls were born the beginning of April 2012 and I just got my frist egg 2 days ago ( and still waiting on the...