We love our Nankin hen. She's very sweet and good natured, excellent bird for beginners or kids. She comes when called, she's an excellent bug hunter, likes to sit on your lap (or head, or...
I have 6 Barnies, they did start laying at about 28 weeks, but that is not an issue with me. Most of my poultry did. They don't lay the really dark eggs, but they are large, dark brown and some...
Leghorns are great egg laying chickens. They are friendly to other Leghorns and can easily fly. The only problems is that they are bad in the pecking order and they can make a mess of the yard....
I will start by saying that I love Australorps. In fact, my very favorite hen is an Australorp. She is such a sweet chicken and just let's you walk right up to her to pick her up. She doesn't run...
My 2 Call Ducks just started laying eggs, is there a way to get them to lay in a nest and not in the mud? They have a coop but lay it where ever they are. Can I build something?
I have very little experience and please listen to others if anyone offers, but I would provide some sort of privacy for the hen. Like a bucket or box (crate) turned backwards in a corner, just far enough away from the wall for her to get into and some bedding. If you lock up your ducks at night they probable do not know where to go for a nest. Then I would put the egg they layed outside in the nest marking by date layed or someway to identify it. They may get the idea with other eggs in the nest. Good luck! calls eggs are a b*^$h to hatch.
2 dogs, 2 cats, 40 ish hens and 6 Beltville White turkeys laying like crazy and setting on nests already.
I would try and give her some kind of box with some privacy and bedding. If you have other eggs or even the ones you are getting from her, put them in the nest. It might help her know where to lay.