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That is alright I was just concerned I may have made a faux pas in chicken etiquette on the egg boxes. I will just have to sit in there and watch my hens for a day to see who is eating eggs and why it is just there own. Just one more chicken dinner. Thanks for the input!

Great news I got my ladies thinned out and they are laying again! Yeah! Unfortunately an unknown predator got in and helped me it took 4 hens thankfully all older and not laying and killed them but I learned from the experience and fixed where the animal had gotten in. I was wondering though...

Good news update the ladies are starting to lay again! At least some of them, I took all the roosters out since I do not want any winter broods and the ladies calmed down a lot. Started a kill pen with the roosters I do not want and the hens that are just not growing feathers back like they...

Thank you! That helps out quite a bit the possible EE and the sex link based hen I was glad for I am having so much luck with these two breeds and they are just the most darling of hens not so much with my black austarops but they are very young birds still.

Molly (top brown) fluffy face Martha(bottom) one of three calico hens any idea what any of these guys are? I haven't a clue!

This is Beauty (Top) I have no idea what she is! I have three just like her. This is Buff Not sure on what she is either or on possible age other than that she is not a spring chicken. Probably around 4 maybe?

Thank you for your advise and your kind welcome! 20 was about what I was looking at keeping so that makes me happy! The rest will fill the freezer. I have all my roosters and the hens that are just not doing so well separated in a smaller pen otherwise known as the kill pen so we don't disturb...

I was wonderfully gifted 60 chickens about 7-10 are roosters only keeping 1-2 for fertility rest I am butchering. Hens were laying 9-14 eggs a day (from flock not each) suddenly stopped all together as if overnight. I know a dog made it into the pen and spooked them I fixed that problem...