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    Entire flock not laying

    Thank you for taking the time to answer with so many different thoughts. You’ve addressed a lot of the possibilities I’ve been contemplating. I wondered about molting, but I haven’t seen an excessive amount of feathers. There are a few around the coop/run, but nothing out of the ordinary. My...
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    Entire flock not laying

    We’ve mixed our own feed since they were old enough to get off chick starter feed, so the better part of a year. We include oyster shell, black oil sunflower seeds, cracked corn, millet, meal worms, whole oats, split peas, flax seed, and red pepper flakes. I can’t say that I’m 100% positive...
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    Entire flock not laying

    I’ve been strongly considering putting the more aggressive one on a dinner plate, I’ll do that this weekend. Thank you. I was raised with chickens but we never had a rooster, so I’m not familiar with their behaviors. <3
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    Entire flock not laying

    Not that I’m aware of. We live in a neighborhood and I’ve never seen any predators around. I have 2 dogs, but they’re inside a privacy fence and can’t even see the chickens
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    Entire flock not laying

    I have a mixed flock of 24 hens, 3 roosters. 16 of our hens are a year old and laying, 8 are still too young. We mix our own feed-same recipe each time and it is 20% protein. Throughout the winter, we were getting anywhere from 9-14 eggs/day. This past Saturday, we didn’t get any eggs. Sunday...
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