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I have a flock with a Barred Rock rooster, 5 Barred Rock Hens and 4 White rock hens. I just incubated eggs from this mix without having any idea which eggs belonged to the white rock hens and which ones belonged to the barred rock hens. I have 19 chicks hatched and have some questions I hope...

Two years ago, I started out with a nice sized flock. Through culling and a few unfortunate chicken deaths, my flock is now 9 hens and a roo. From the time my girls first started laying, they have been highly inconsistent. I've done everything I can think to do, and I have at times sought...

I am happy to report that my new rooster, "Papi," has discovered his purpose. I just witnessed him doing the deed. Last weekend, I put an artificial light in the henhouse to come on a couple of hours early. I think that little teaser must have convinced Papi that it is spring and that he has...

Background Info: I have a flock of 11 hens, 23 months old. 4 White Rocks, 5 Barred Rocks, and 2 Blue Andalusians. Up until recently, the girls had always been alone and never had a rooster with them. Eighteen days ago, I introduced an 11 month old Barred Rock Rooster to the flock. The...

Hallelujah! Hip Hip Hooray!!! One of my girls finally layed an egg today! The first egg I have gotten since February 4. One of the Blue Andulisians finally did the deed. Now if she will just tell her girlfriends to get back to work! For the record, I am still clueless about what has...

No Aoxa, I have not changed the feed at all--not even the brand, but maybe I should. They eat only layer pellets other than the occasional lettuce, cabbage, turnips or other greenery. It had been at least three weeks before the stoppage since they had been fed anything other than the layer...

Still no eggs today. Aoxa, this makes no sense to me either. I could explain away a gradual decrease or if I had only a few eggs each day, but this whole situation is quite a mystery. Abundant eggs every day and then going to zero eggs in one night. I do not think egg eating is my flock's...

Day 15 and still no eggs. This is very frustrating and odd behavior. The still show no signs of molting. I have noticed that they seem to be totally ignoring the nesting boxes and not even going inside them. Yesterday, I put new (hardwood) shavings in the boxes and put in a few store bought...

Day 11 and.still no more eggs. I'm still as baffled as before. This makes no sense whatsoever. Very frustrated.

No eggs again today. It is cold and sunny today. If no one has ideas of the cause, does anybody have any ideas how to get them going again. I REALLY hated going to the grocery store for eggs yesterday!

Farm_maven, I don't think weather explains it in my case. I went from 9-12 everyday for a month and then immediately to zero for seven days and counting. A hidden nest is not possible in my case. This is the ost baffling experience I have had with my chickens.

Thanks for the welcome, "so lucky." To bullit, this is their first winter-- and a mild one at that.

Situation: Flock Size: 15 (all hens) Age: Hatched March 26, 2011 - 10.5 months old Breed makeup: 5 White Rock, 4 Blue Andalusian, 6 barred rocks Location: North Central Mississippi Recent Weather Conditions: Mild temperatures, low in 40's highs in 60's, sunny a few days, partly cloudy...