laying hens

Does anyone have any idea what food would be best to feed hens to extend their life? I don't care as much about getting eggs as I do for them simply being pets. I of course want them to be healthy, however I learned about Matilda the chicken that lived to be 16 years old, and based on all the...

Who uses a whole grain layer feed? I’ve wanted to feed it to my hens and I currently have to switch feed because my feed store is done selling chicken feed so I’m trying to figure out what to put them on before they start laying. They are currently on straight pellets which I don’t think they...

Hi. I was given 9 chicks in March. They’ve grown up and are now 6 hens to 3 roosters. So now I’ve got and Australorp hen and 5 RIRs. For my Roos I have an Australorp, a RIR, and a very handsome Barred Rock barnyard mix. The RIR isn’t aggressive towards people, but wants to be the top roo. I...

Hi everyone! Long time reader, first time poster here. Thank you to all at BYC for the forum and insights. We have three laying hens who are entering their first spring as real layers…supposedly! I got them as fall pullets/young hens and don’t know the breed. In March, between the three of them...

So I have around thirty laying hens, but I'm getting only a dozen eggs a day or so. I'm worried this could be a sign of some disease or am I worrying for nothing? It's August and I live in the lower midwest, could this be the weather? Thank you for any replies

I have no clue what her breed is, I assumed she was a Plymouth Rock, however she lays light blue eggs- I have considered she’s mixed but with what? Any suggestions would help, she is currently 22 weeks

Hi everyone, Sorry to be so dramatic, but it's true, I am really at my breaking point and have no idea what to do. I live in a suburban neighborhood and all of our houses are relatively close together. Hens are not illegal to have and, in fact, others in the neighborhood have them but I've...

Beautiful free range hens. 18m and laying well. Ready to thin down our large flock. Have up to 50 ready to go. 25$ each or group deal.

My 24/25 week old lavender orpington named Dori and suspected ameracauna mix named Lexi started laying about 3 weeks ago. We have 4 nest boxes in our coop and after locking them in the coop and run for 2 days when they first started, they’ve finally figured out to lay in them… or have they...

I had 3 hens laying 2-3 eggs a day over a week they stopped laying any. A week later I got 4 more “currently laying” hens- they have laid no eggs since I got them. currently I have 7 hens and get 1 egg a day. they have water and oyster shells(started this 5 days ago) whenever they want...

Just wanted to show off my first eggs we’ve gotten in two months since my silkie hen went broody and hatched her chick. My lavender orpington laid her first egg yesterday in the nesting box and laid a slightly bigger one today in another nesting box! She’s about 22-23 weeks so it’s about time...

So we’re getting more chicks in march and i’ve been doing a lot of research about how to safely integrate new pullets into an existing flock. But one thing I can’t seem to find info on is how you feed the calcium layer feed to the hens and grower to the pullets when they’re in the same coop? We...

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I have 5 hens that I need to sell and am in the Lebanon PA area. Asking 20 obo. They are in the non laying phase now but have all laid spring through sept. The one chicken lays Blue/green eggs. I don’t use artificial lighting to encourage longer laying season. They are well taken care of.

I have 6 barred rock hens available. They are less than a year old. They are currently laying. They are very friendly and well taken care of. I just have too many chickens than I need at the moment. Asking $20 a piece. Located in Stephenson, MI.

Um hello! I have no idea if I'm posting in the right place, but this is the only place I can think of to post my question. My mother is thinking of getting chickens (not sure yet) and she tasked me and my brother with doing all the research and math for it. A question came up when we saw how...

What's the best chicken breed for egg production? I want a fantastic egg laying chicken that has a long lifespan that lays alot of eggs, I would also like it not to eat much food so it's easy to feed. Any idea what kind of chicken breed would be good for me?