It sounds like we do a lot of the same things. I also have misters set up in the run. I spent a whole day getting it set up and it turns out that they hate water. I put ice in their water, water the ground, ice cube and cold treats on really hot days. They always go back to laying perfect eggs...
At least one of them has a pea comb, she’s an Easter Egger. The other girls have pretty standard and larger combs. I will eliminate the yogurt, I had no idea. 😳 I limit their fruit and I will be giving them more rind. I have a ton of watermelon rind in the freezer to thaw and put out on hot...
Well the confusing part is that they will lay an egg like this and then lay a perfect egg the next. I will attach pictures of the feed. They do get treats. I give them treats at the end of the day to get them back into the run. They get black soldier fly larvae and usually something like plain...
I’ve attached pictures of what I’m using. I should say that they do go back to laying strong eggs. It’s also been anywhere from 90-100 degrees here in Texas. Would that be a factor?
How long does it take a newly laying hen to regulate her egg laying? I have 7 hens that have been laying for about 5-6 weeks now. I keep finding eggs with no shell in the run and coop. They are not all from the same chicken. They can have a perfect shell/egg the day before and then no shell the...