The older birds are now about 1 1/2 years old. And the younger ones are now 9 months old. I figured there was some stress involved when introducing the new girls plus the broody hen but I didn’t expect it to last this long. They’ve been all in the same run for a few months now.
Earlier this year, I introduced 4 new chicks to my flock bringing the total to 10. One of the chicks escaped the first week. Once they were old enough I incorporated them all together in the same run. I almost immediately saw the number of eggs drop from 5-6 a day to 4 consistently. Then one of...
