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    Hens not laying, not broody, no chicks :(

    lol, yeah, well, that sounds great if you actually get fertilized eggs or any eggs at all.
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    Hens not laying, not broody, no chicks :(

    Thanks for all your replies. These chickens, the JO's, are beautiful, and the rooster is the best. I never wanted a rooster bc I didn't want to deal with a lot of chicks (bc that's why I thought would happen) nor did I want to deal with a bad personality. So we decided to try something new...
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    Hens not laying, not broody, no chicks :(

    I have no expecations. I'm trying to learn more about chickens even though we have had them for several years. These particular chickens are new to us. Yes, we want JO chicks only. I understand chickens will be broody and breed doesn't matter. We have never had a rooster before, so again, I...
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    Hens not laying, not broody, no chicks :(

    So you mean to tell me that chickens won't be broody or lay fertilized eggs unless I supp light? For years and years you mean to tell me that this never happened naturally? My older hens have become broody natural with no rooster in sight and I don't understand the rhyme or reason honestly...
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    Hens not laying, not broody, no chicks :(

    Yes, I know there is ebb and flow with laying... They have never layed well. Nothing like my other hens. That's not the issue. We want chicks. We don't supplement light and don't intend to.
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    Hens not laying, not broody, no chicks :(

    We bought 3 jubilee orpington hens and 1 rooster last March/April. At that time they were around 6 months old. They are in a nice covered 12x16 coop with attached run by themselves and I have other laying hens about 30 feet across from them. We bought them to have chicks and they have yet to...
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    Hello from Alabama!

    Yes!! They are still very shy but I will do that.
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    Hello from Alabama!

    Thank you!! So, thanks to this awesome group, I looked up if my chicken was a Jersey Giant or Australorp and they have all black legs. So I'm guessing they're JGs!
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    Hello from Alabama!

    Hello! I'm Julie. Our family has 11 hens currently, 3 australorps (originally we were told they were jersey giants, I don't know for sure), 5 reds (not sure of the exact bread) and 3 wyandotte's. We have had hens for a few years now. They were all given to us around 6 months and are great egg...
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