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    No eggs.... at all

    I have 12 Australorp ladies, 1 1/2 years old, and up until to the last few weeks at molt they were great layers... Over the last 6 weeks, they've gone from 10 eggs per day, to 7, to 6, and only two for the last two weeks. Tonight, no eggs at all. They've finished their molt, food is good with...
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    How to figure out which ones are still laying?

    If it happens that I have to begin to cull the non-layers out of my flock, does anyone have some good tried-and-true methods to determine which girls are laying, and which are not? My coop is set up with six nest boxes with a drop-down screen to prevent nest-roosting. With 16 hens, I'm not...
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    Layers

    O.k.... I have 16 Black Australorps who have been great layers for over two years, but they are about at the end of their laying days, I guess. For about 3 months, after their last molt, they started laying about 4 to 5 eggs per day, and now have gone to 1 to 4. I don't want to kill the...
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    U.E.E... Unidentified Egg Eater!

    O.k... New mystery for me here... Over the last few months when collecting eggs, I've noticed an occasional egg crushed in one of the nesting boxes. I just figured the hens were crushing eggs that may have been a little soft-shelled. So, I clean out the nest box every time, put out some more...
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    They quit laying!

    I have 20 Australorps... during the latest cold snap here in Florida (27 to 32 degrees for about a week; o.k., not much winter, I get it!), my hens went from about 15 +/- eggs per day, to 8 per day two weeks ago, to only two eggs over the last 4 days... what's up with this? Their coop is...
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    Laying slowdown

    Could someone advise why my Ladies may have slowed egg production? Possible factors: 1. cooler weather? 2. Not-so-great care by a neighbor while I was out of town for a week? (Not enough water or feed) 3. Not receiving typical attention while I was away? Thanks for any suggestions...
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    Henpecking

    'Henpecked' is for real... My new White Crested Black Polish rooster is systematically having all feathers removed (especially his crest and tail) by the many hens in the coop and run. He's the only rooster... I will separate him, but should he be kept out of sight of the hens? Not...
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