My hens just recently started laying eggs again and I noticed this really weird looking egg in the box that had this rubbery white thing attached around it. I cracked the egg open and the egg inside looked normal. Does anyone have any idea what this could be or what caused the egg to come out...
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In the middle of March of this year I got 3 day old chicks. The Rhode Island Red and the Buff Orpington started laying around 5 and 6 months of age however my Black Australorp is now 9 months old (36 weeks) and still she has not begun to lay. Can it be that she was just slow to start and...
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I picked up a new hen about 10 days ago as I have 3 pullets and I decided I wanted to start getting eggs now rather than wait a few more months. This new hen (Swedish Flower Hen) is apparently about 1 year old and the lady who gave it to me said she lays about 2-3 times per week. I...
I've been raising 3 chicks that are now 3 months old. About a week ago I decided to pick up 1 year old Swedish Flower Hen so that I could start to get fresh eggs now rather than 1-3 months from now. The lady I adopted the hen from said she would take a few days to lay eggs again due to the...