Does anyone know why a hen would lay shell-less eggs regularly? If I am home and can check the nest boxes to collect mid-day, I can get the "egg in a bag", but if I am working it gets broken open and eaten (as evidenced by yolk on the other eggs or shavings). I don't like this because I feel...
I have 6 pullets that I added to my flock this summer, 3 barred rocks, 2 isa browns and one silver wyandotte. They are just turned 24 weeks old and have not started laying yet. Since the days are getting shorter, will they start laying this fall, or wait until spring?
Usually I have...