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    Moving laying hens to new area - Do they stop laying for months?

    Thanks! Didn't think about stress depleting calcium. I will try it.
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    Moving laying hens to new area - Do they stop laying for months?

    Looks like I am a late contributor, but I am having problems here. I just moved my flock of 12 hens and went from a summer daily haul of about 8-10 eggs per day to 3 if I am lucky. My hens are 2 years old. What's worth is both my Americaunas have stopped laying completely. It's been 6 weeks...
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    Can't break our broody hen

    My sympathy to you about your broody. We bought two Buff Orphingtons and were given another. We have 9 other hens who seem to almost never go broody and can be broken in a day or two in our rabbit cage (all wire set up on blocks with food and water dispensers). But those Buffs are DETERMINED...
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    Americauna Laying Doubles Every Day! Has anyone heard of this?

    Thanks Ol Grey Mare. I often wondered about the Americauna vs Easter Egger thing. I have another (Bessie), identical to Marge except instead of white coloring she has golden brown, from the same hatch. Her eggs are brighter blue. What is the difference between an EE and an Americauna? They...
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    Americauna Laying Doubles Every Day! Has anyone heard of this?

    These doubles are actually blue/green but the color didn't show up well. The small brown egg is just for size comparison. Has anyone had a chicken lay doubles one day, two eggs the next day, then doubles for the next 2 days after? Today is the fourth day in a row she has outdone herself...
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    Wake County NC ordinances? Can't find them!

    Hello, Your comment about one ****** off neighbor making a difference. How? My neighbor is keeping 11 goats, 3 pigs, probably 50 chickens, a mini horse, 4 dogs, 4 cats on less than 1/2 an acre and my whole neighborhood smells like goat pee. Its horrendous. There are no zoning ordinances to...
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