One of my Buffs has been infrequent in her egg laying since this past winter's molt. She laid her first post-molt egg on February 6 and it was very rough/bumpy. But the shell was strong and in good condition otherwise. Then she seemed to go broody (first time for her) shortly after that and...
Hi! I'm Dina and I'm new to BYC! I've had backyard chickens since March 2022. I started with 4 pullets: 1 Easter Egger, 1 Olive Egger, and 2 Buff Orpingtons. (Now I have 1 new Easter Egger pullet, 1 Black Copper Marans pullet, and the 2 original Buffs.) As a NYC kid who had no access to pets...
I've been introducing 2 new pullets (4 month old Easter Egger and 5 month old Black Copper Marans at the time of start of introduction) to my 2- 2.5 year old hens over the last 3+ weeks following the advice in many threads on this topic. (This is my first time introducing pullets.) I've had all...