That makes total sense. I had no idea that stress could affect egg laying that much. I thought it was kind of just an unbreakable cycle. I'm hoping once they settle in I'll have more eggs than I know what to do with this summer haha
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I am new to raising hens and have a backyard flock of four. I first got three chicks last June, one Australorp, and two leg horns. One of the leg horns passed away before laying her first egg after escaping the coop and flying into the neighbors yard. I repaired the coop and at about 5...