I recently had a 2 year old depressed hen. The only other problem she had is that she used to be a great layer and now seldomly lays. When she does, her egg shells are papery thin. I offer free choice oyster shells, ground up egg shells. They are free range hens and have free choice layer...
I have 4 hens and 1 rooster (all different breeds). They are all 1.33 yrs old. Starting laying last year of course and even did great throughout the winter. Now the only one laying consistently (4-5 eggs/wk) is the Ameraucana. The rest Speckled sussex, buff orp, white brahma are maybe only...
I have 4 hens and 1 rooster (all different breeds). They are all 1.33 yrs old. Starting laying last year of course and even did great throughout the winter. Now the only one laying consistently (4-5 eggs/wk) is the Ameraucana. The rest Speckled sussex, buff orp, white brahma are maybe only...