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    They all stopped laying

    We supplement with light but we've always had eggs. We've honestly never NOT had eggs. We did get 6 this afternoon but it's been weird.
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    They all stopped laying

    We have about 20 girls...okay, 17 girls and 2 boys....we have chickens ;) They have molted, finished, etc and I am still not getting any eggs. I have some that are 3-1/2, some that are around 2 or so and some were a year in August. I have ONE egg left and since I haven't bought eggs in over 3...
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    Rooster lost toes to frostbite

    Thank you. He doesn't seem to be in pain and is eating and drinking and we are trying to give him treats also to spoil him. I consider(ed) him our best rooster...the Americauna/rhode island red mix is a jerk and bully. Am ready for him to go 'live' in the dumpster.
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    Rooster lost toes to frostbite

    My favorite rooster lost most of his toes to frostbite. It got very cold a couple of months ago and he was thrust to the outside by another rooster...he doesn't seem to be in pain. He does 'stump' around and sits down. We moved him into another area so the other roosters don't pick on him any...
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    Weather affecting laying?

    Lack of sunlight due to rain didn't occur to me...thanks. We've not even been putting them up at night as the place where the younger ones have their 'room' is pretty muddy so that needs to be moved over. We've been taking a chance by leaving them out at night, but we figure the critters aren't...
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    Weather affecting laying?

    We've never had them stop laying from the heat....I was getting a couple of dozen a day from them during the heat. We have a fairly well shaded yard that they are in and plenty of shade areas for them. It's just been the week of rain that started me to wondering.
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    Weather affecting laying?

    We're in Colorado....site of all the flooding recently. We are very blessed and fortunate that we were not affected by it...but after 2 weeks of 95+ temps and then a week of rain and some off and on drizzles...their laying is off...very off. We have about 30 laying hens...and we've gotten less...
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    Comment by 'Susancnw' in article 'Chicken Treat Chart: The Best Treats for Backyard Chickens'

    At what point can we start giving treats?
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    New to this Chicken game

    We received our first chicks not quite a week ago. A friend had gotten 9 of them and gave us 3 of them. Buff Orpingtons. Husband and friend went to place on Saturday to purchase feed and bedding...and brought home 3 Rhode Island Reds. Well, my sister complained that I'd never named all of my...
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