She was in the nest just over four hours, but the good news is that she is out in the chicken yard with all her sisters. We were very happy to see that! Thank you for your reply.
No, we bought most of them as chicks,and a couple that were already laying. All but one or two are now laying. My daughter and I have about 14 different breeds/mixed breeds.
I have a silkie that has been fine all day. She laid her egg and did not get out of the box. an hour later i checked and took out the egg It has what appears to be a large calcium build up on part of the egg. Since then (several hours) she is still in the box and acting like she's trying to...
One of my chickens (silkie) laid her egg and it has a larger than usual calcium deposit (I think) on the outside. since then she has not left the nesting box and seems like shes trying to lay another egg. Her vent is clear and doesn't appear to be plugged or unusual looking. Is this something...