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How can I keep the newbies (hatched in April) from sleeping in the nesting boxes?

Is it possible that she may have gotten an injury that caused this? Or perhaps an infection? Thanks Irishhenman!

One of my girls has been laying super soft eggs for a while, despite the abundance of oyster shells they all get. Every once in a while she will lay an egg that can be used, but for a couple of months now, they are so soft that they break in the nest. Of course, this has lead to egg eating...

So…I don’t have to give my layers layer feed as long as they get meat, some grain and some corn?

Be sure you are not feeding your hens GMO grains! Love the simplicity! I thought you would need to plant them in soil. Thanks so much!

One of my hens has always had a 'bare' spot around her bottom, but recently some of my other hens have been loosing their feathers around their bums too... Anyone know why this might be happening? Thanks so much, Denise

I've been taking a cup or so of scratch and soaking it in water over night. The hens love the hydrated scratch. I think I will leave it longer though, after reading these posts. I notices that the wheat in Nature's Best Organic Scratch has already started to sprout from sitting in water...

Ok...it's nearly December and the days are quite short now. I've been giving the girls extra light, which comes on at 5 am. They are all laying most days, sometimes 2x. Yeah!

Thanks for the info Kenai! I used to live in Soldotna...years ago. I know very well how cold it can get there...which is why I now live in the mountains of Utah. I've just gotten my 1st little flock of 6 this last spring. They are now fully grown and 5 out of 6 are laying. What's with my...

I've had ducks before in an effort to manage the bugs, but I wasn't really set up for them. After a 2 year break, I got chickens this last spring to help with the overpopulation of bugs in my organic yard, since I refuse to use chemicals.... I didn't think that they would be so easy to care...

Thanks! That's helpful, D

The days are starting to get shorter and my young hens have just started laying eggs....can I extend their egg laying by adding light to their coop and setting it to come on a couple of hours before daybreak? Thanks, Denise