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OOps I forgot to say what the black spots seem to be consistent with--- fowl pox---

Thats a thought about the lighting, but other than the odd feather or two it does not seem like a molt. I did however notice black spots on the comb of several of the hens and as I observe other posts and pics it seems that this is consistent with what is going on with my hens. If it is true it...

It just seems like it is an awfully long time for them to adjust. As I said it took two weeks for them to get up to 48 eggs... at that point I thought the adjustment period was over... then a couple weeks later things went down...Now it has been a total of 6 weeks since they have been here...

Thanks all for your replies.... I have considered most of these things, but their are a couple that I can look a little closer at.... as for it being hot... well all of eastern Canada is in a severe heat wave, but we here on the west coast have had only a few days so far this sumer that have...

I have recently purchased 53 leghorns that were just coming into lay. I purchased them from a factory farm and my farm was their first free range and organic experience. Within two weeks I was getting ~48 eggs, then a couple weeks later the number of eggs started to slowly drop. The last couple...