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    Flock attacked by "something" roosters and hens lefty for dead

    No.. Hens and roosters roost separately. Roosters have a little area where chicken coop was built that for roosters. Hens are next door in coop. They DO NOT ever mix. Last night came and went and all are well. So... Guess it was just something isolated I guess. RIP Nailhead & Waddle Waddle.
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    Flock attacked by "something" roosters and hens lefty for dead

    Thank you all for the responses. Can't really decide exactly where I stand on this. These roosters were free range... And this attack took place right near both the coop for my hens, and the roosting place of the Roo's. If it was coons why didn't they get my hens too. They are ensconced in a...
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    Flock attacked by "something" roosters and hens lefty for dead

    Just had our first predator attack... Believe it was a dog. He killed two of my free range roosters. There was feathers everywhere as seen in the picture below But there was no sign of blood.. The roosters are obviously dead but wasn't able to see any puncture wounds. It's a sad day here in...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Small one is super small... Almost looks like a quail egg
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Almost looks like a quail egg.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Look at these two yawl... Have 8 hens... Last week they all of a sudden just stopped laying. Well they've slowly but surely been trying to get back into the swing of things. Today I got 3..... And a half!!! Look at these pics...
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    Cessation in laying

    No known predator events. I'm it's like Saturday they lay 6 eggs out of 8 of them and then nothing. Free ranging.. Not so much. My Roo's are out and about and I don't want any fertilization.
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    Cessation in laying

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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    Complete goose egg. I mean not one egg in 2 days. We were getting on average 6 a day.. Then nothing????
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    Cessation in laying

    i have 8 hens who've been laying like champs through massive storms, unstable tempatutes, and flood conditions. They all of a sudden just completely stopped 2 days ago. I mean not one egg. I believe they were without water for about a day. Would that cease laying? They aren't even "talking" like...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    7/8 today. Their cranking them out yawl
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    6/8 today Proud of my girls.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    6/8 today. 4/8 yesterday. Interesting considering temps are super sweet. No ... Just a lot of
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    5 today from 8 hens. Weather has turned drastically cooler since the torrential downpours of last week.
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    7 of 8 today. So proud of these girls
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