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    22 weeks, no eggs yet. Y'all reassure me!

    I have 22 week old Wyandottes and RIRs that still haven't started laying. They have everything they need...layer pellets started at 16 weeks, oyster shell at 18, plenty of extra protein and green scraps. The birds are clearly eating well and look very healthy. Temps have started to cool off...
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    Chicken not laying eggs yet

    Same here. I have 22 week old Wyandottes and RIRs that still haven't started laying. They have everything they need...layer pellets started at 16 weeks, oyster shell at 18, plenty of extra protein and green scraps. The birds are clearly eating well and look very healthy. Temps have started...
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    First Dose of Oyster Shell for Layers/Thyme in Water

    Thanks for the advice! So it was oregano in the water. I already give them the herbs fresh from the garden, along with long grass and other clippings from the yard. I was following advice on the apple cider vinegar to encourage drinking and to keep mosquito population down. They seem to hatch...
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    First Dose of Oyster Shell for Layers/Thyme in Water

    Hi, My birds are now 17-18 weeks old so they've been on layer feed for a couple of weeks now. I just gave them their first free feed taste of oyster shell and they ate all of it, which is where the question comes in. I put about a cup to cup and a half in a feeding bowl near the water so they...
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    Do hens crow??

    Dang, 2 pieces of news I didn’t want! No green eggs now! Oh well. So does anyone have testimonial on temperament and volume level of a Colombian Wyandotte cockerel? A week or so ago the she-now-a-he tried to bow up at me, but I “pecked” him on the neck and he’s been fine since. Likes for me to...
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    Do hens crow??

    Here’s one that shows most of them having some watermelon. Excuse the paper plates, they had just had some rice!
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    Do hens crow??

    The store labeled these as Ameraucana. Not correct?
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    Do hens crow??

    These were from a sexed batch at my local feed store. Out of 11 chicks, 2 have now turned out to be cockerels. The other one was a golden laced Wyandotte but died a couple of months ago for some reason. So now 3 reds, 1 golden Wyandotte, 3 silver lace Wyandottes, and 3 Ameraucanas. I keep them...
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    Do hens crow??

    I have 3 Ameraucana birds and this is one of them. I think y’all are right that it’s a cockerel. Additional photos...
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    Do hens crow??

    Kidding! But now I’m wondering if I have a rooster. These are 15 weeks old, and until now I had no doubt of the sex of these babies I’ve raised. Last week, one of them got a little pushy with me and today it let out 2 yells, like it was trying to crow but still sounded very “hen-like”. I’ve...
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    No eggs for 2 months!

    Thanks! So you think there might be hidden nests? I've looked quite thoroughly but admit there are areas I can't access due to clusters of low branches. But these areas are pretty far from the coops, and I kind of thought they wouldn't deliberately lay eggs so far from food and shelter. And...
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    No eggs for 2 months!

    Thanks for your reply!
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    No eggs for 2 months!

    They are in a very docile environment, and nothing had changed when they stopped laying. We have a cat that hangs out with them, but doesn't try to attack. In fact they just lay around together, it's a pretty chill atmosphere. We have 2 dogs, again very chill and only wrestle with the cat in...
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    No eggs for 2 months!

    I "inherited" 6 hens and a rooster when a family moved away and couldn't take their flock. They adjusted just fine and I was getting 4-5 eggs per day (1 hen is old and fat, and is just our Big Mama). Then I had 2 hens die over a couple of weeks due to some sort of attack--maybe neighbors dog...
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