Its been a while since I was on here, my old login just simply would not work. Anywho I am still waiting for eggs. I had a slow start with all male barred rocks and I still have one. My easter eggers are now approx 43 week and still no eggs. My red sexlinks are now 35 weeks and still no eggs.
I am down to 1 rooster, 5 easter eggers and 6 sexlinks. ( no sickness just a stupid chicken eating beagle, and WAY too many roosters that had to have a final conversation with my husband.) I have 6 nesting boxes which is probably too many since all I do is clean poop out of them. Its their favorite place to potty apparently. I use pine shavings and straw for bedding. They have tons of waters available. They are confined because of dogs but lots of space, lots of places to get up high and chill if they want to. some shrubs and trees inside coop that they can perch on, eat on, or just lay under for a nice nap. There are dogs though and the chickens do not like the barking.
They have been fed a layer feed for at least the last 20 weeks. The easter eggers have had it longer than that. They get a scratch feed which the rooster took a liking to. They get vegetables, lots of greens and fruit. They eat far to many apples but they do love them so. They get the oyster shell stuffand grit.
So will all this, what am I doing wrong. I've posted pics to check for gender. I am lost and frustrated. If these do not lay I need to put them on a meat birds feed and have my husband do the dirty deed because I convinced him with pure economical and health reasoning to let me get these. I'm not sure what to try next. All seem to be very healthy, very active. I have had none that died of anything other than dog or husband. Suggestions would be appreciated.
I am down to 1 rooster, 5 easter eggers and 6 sexlinks. ( no sickness just a stupid chicken eating beagle, and WAY too many roosters that had to have a final conversation with my husband.) I have 6 nesting boxes which is probably too many since all I do is clean poop out of them. Its their favorite place to potty apparently. I use pine shavings and straw for bedding. They have tons of waters available. They are confined because of dogs but lots of space, lots of places to get up high and chill if they want to. some shrubs and trees inside coop that they can perch on, eat on, or just lay under for a nice nap. There are dogs though and the chickens do not like the barking.
They have been fed a layer feed for at least the last 20 weeks. The easter eggers have had it longer than that. They get a scratch feed which the rooster took a liking to. They get vegetables, lots of greens and fruit. They eat far to many apples but they do love them so. They get the oyster shell stuffand grit.
So will all this, what am I doing wrong. I've posted pics to check for gender. I am lost and frustrated. If these do not lay I need to put them on a meat birds feed and have my husband do the dirty deed because I convinced him with pure economical and health reasoning to let me get these. I'm not sure what to try next. All seem to be very healthy, very active. I have had none that died of anything other than dog or husband. Suggestions would be appreciated.