No chance they ran out of water. They have a 3 gallon water nipple system that I check and refill everyday. Also no hidden nest were found. The coop has been modified since that picture and now has a lot more ventilation. It has about 7 sqft of vent area.
They are kept in a coop (I live in the city and can't free range because of neighbor dogs), so no worry about them laying somewhere else. Nothing has changed recently that I know of. They are feed layer feed and have options for grit, oyster shells, and a flock block if they want it. I feed...
I am new to chickens and my girls are 7 months old. They had all 4 been laying consistently for over a month and then all 4 stopped laying on the same day. I went from 4 eggs per day to none. It has been almost 2 weeks and still no eggs. They are no molting and I do not see any mites. Any idea...
Mine were 9 weeks when they would roost by themselves. I started to wonder the same thing as you but just give it time, they will roost when they are ready. You can try to put them on the roost after dark to get them used to it. We had to do this with 1 of my 4 as she could not figure it out. We...
Hello I am Stephanie and I just got my first chickens. They are almost 6 weeks old. I have 2 Buff Orpingtons (Goldie &Buffy), 1 Australorp (Dory), 1 Barred Rock (Stripes). Here is a picture of their chicken tractor. I used all the info I could find on this site to help with the design
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