Hello! 😁 My name is Nicki. For a several years I have felt that I should be more self sufficient by getting chickens, but was terrified to do so. I had a terrible experience raising chickens as child, and wanted nothing to do with them! Haha! But a year and a half ago I finally gave in and...
I feed them layer crumbles from the feed store, and have oyster shell and eggshells for calcium. They also get a lot of produce scraps. I have thoroughly searched the property and found two areas that they were laying. I blocked those areas so they could not access them anymore. There is still a...
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In July of 2020 I started my first flock with ten Orpington Buff chicks and one Barred Rock Rooster. All ten hens started laying extremely well last November, but suddenly stopped laying, almost entirely, early this summer. The only thing that has changed is that throughout the spring...