Two legged predator/pest got 5 Buff Orpington hens and 1 New Hampshire Red rooster Sunday night/Monday morning (June 10 pm to June 11 am) out of my coop after a rain. I'm in southwest Warren County, IA.
Due to the rain and wet gravel road I could see where he/she/they parked on the road at...
Can they get so fat they quit laying?
They turned 2 years old in August. They began slowing down at laying last fall and have never recovered. They haven't laid an egg for 4 days now.
I had 9 hens that would lay 7 to 10 eggs a day last year. Then they slowed down to 4 or 5. Then 0 to 3...