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    Topic of the Week - Winter Egg Laying

    One of our almost 2yo hens started laying on new years after stopping in October, another started today (whoohoo!). No lights or heat or anything special.
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    When will they start laying again?

    Thanks all for the advice! I'm happy to give them a break over winter so not looking to put them under lights or anything. But gosh it's been so nice to have even one egg a day it got me hopeful ☺️ Good to know if shouldn't be much longer now! I guess the plus side is the non-layers hve tiny...
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    When will they start laying again?

    This is my second winter with hens. First winter they mostly laid through the winter (their first winter laying). This year they stopped in October, and only one has picked back up. They are on layer feed, get most of the day free range, not on lights or anything. Just wondering if there is...
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    Picky chickens

    Oh forgot to add they won't eat it when crumbled either. Pickler than my daughter lol.
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    Picky chickens

    Good idea to go back a step in the transition. Looks like I'm buying another bag of crumble lol. Last time I tried it was purina layer crumble to purina layer pellets. The feeder is a simple plastic hanging gravity fed type. I've looked at the no-waste kind but all the reviews I've read so far...
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    Picky chickens

    They're a different local brand and wetted turn to concrete rather than the mush we'd get from the purina crumble. But the old pellets they hated were also purina layer pellets.
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    Picky chickens

    My hens (1.5yo EE) have been eating crumbled feed since day 1 but waste soo much. I tried pellets about 6 months ago and they refused. Back to crumbles. Tried tiny pellets recently and they're refusing again. Both times I did half and half for a week to transition. Should I wait it out? Will...
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    Wrapped for Winter

    Thanks! For now it's just stapled on, I should probably add firring strips too to keep things from tearing in the wind. Tomorrow is another day 😊
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    Wrapped for Winter

    My run partially wrapped with clear marine vinyl. I can't get over how clear it is, you can't tell the difference between the wrapped and open parts!
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    Wrapped for Winter

    Just wanted to drop a thank you for this post, I ordered some of the vinyl for wind block on my run and I can't believe how nice it is! Clear as window pane and very heavy duty. Thanks for the tip!
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    Sideways toe

    She's not lame at all, I first noticed it turned to the side a couple weeks ago. I ended up trimming it, didn't seem to bother her at all having it handled. No idea how she could have broken it. The boards she's on in the pic are our front porch steps so not part of their enclosure. Hopefully...
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    Sideways toe

    One of our one year old hens has a toe that has started going sideways, see pic. I also noticed the toenail is long but not sure if that's a cause or effect (chicken or egg ha). Should I trim the nail? Is the toe broken? She seems otherwise fine.
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    Topic of the Week - Nest boxes

    We only have 3 hens, with one communal nest box that is 12x30 attached at floor level to the exterior wall of the coop. It has a single small opening, about 8x10. Two hens can get in there and lay at the same time, but when we have a broody she tends to guard the entrance to keep the others out...
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    Hen stopped laying after shell broke inside her

    No respiratory illness, and their diet is 95% layer crumble with a little bit of fruit and veg scraps and mealworms (all of which I gave up when she started having shell quality issues). But great news, she laid a beautiful egg today! Funny, yesterday I finally gave them some kale thinking...
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    Hen stopped laying after shell broke inside her

    She was on amoxicillin 2x daily 200mg for 5 days.
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    Hen stopped laying after shell broke inside her

    She's still happy and healthy but no signs of an egg. Thanks for checking in. I would love to do a survey to find out how common this is, can't figure out how though.
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    Hen stopped laying after shell broke inside her

    That is my hope for sure!
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    Hen stopped laying after shell broke inside her

    She's an Easter egger. Always laid the most lovely peach colored eggs 😊
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    Hen stopped laying after shell broke inside her

    Yup she was very reliable, even through the winter.
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    Hen stopped laying after shell broke inside her

    Thanks, that helps. Yes she was on antibiotic last week, plus the vitamins in their water. She seems to feel totally fine which is great but the lack of laying 8 days later tells me something is still not quite right.
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