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  1. Lucy Lou

    Lots of wind eggs

    Well then her comb fell sideways and lost colour and today we found her dead in the pen. Anyone have ideas why. She was 3 years old
  2. Lucy Lou

    Lots of wind eggs

    Well we had no laying then no she'll, then there has been thin she'll with no yolk for months. Any ideas?
  3. Lucy Lou

    How can I help my hens keep laying?

    Yes that is correct, the egg was completely empty! the cones are just falling to one side naturally but hers is just fallen and floppy.A few weeks ago she laid an egg which had a little albumin in it but the last one was just dry inside
  4. Lucy Lou

    How can I help my hens keep laying?

    Can anyone help with this please. I have a 3 year old hen who did not lay for 4 weeks, then laid an egg with nothing inside. Also her cone isn't standing up.
  5. Lucy Lou

    How can I help my hens keep laying?

    Oh Gale I forgot to mention we put Apple cider vinegar in the drinking water to reduce the alge and also it deters parasites from getting on the hens. You must be in the Northern hemisphere as we are just coming into Spring now
  6. Lucy Lou

    How can I help my hens keep laying?

    Gale, when the moulting begins they also begin growing new feathers. The protein output is so great that if you still want eggs you must feed them protein, as they cannot produce eggs and feathers at the same time. We fed our hens canned cat food and that solved the problem
  7. Lucy Lou

     continue calcium supplements in winter?

    My hens are off the lay. Do they have on and off cycles?
  8. Lucy Lou

    Comment by 'Lucy Lou' in article 'Why are my hens not laying?'

    Our girls are off the lay and have been for a week. I live in the sub tropics and we have had an unusual cold snap for a few weeks. 4 degrees celcius is cold for us. Thanks so much Sumi
  9. Lucy Lou

    Adding to the flock

    TomandBarbara, Thanks for your hint about the grapes. Red grapes are much higher in sugar and have more health properties than green ones so your chooks are very smart indeed, Cheers, Lucy
  10. Lucy Lou

    Adding to the flock

    Oh yes I am sorry I didn't stipulate that. It is the wet tinned variety of cat food. They are both back to laying every day too. The brand they love the most is from Aldi. I am unsure where you live or what shops you have. I am on the Coast of Queensland off Bundaberg in Australia. Cheers, Lucy
  11. Lucy Lou

    Adding to the flock

    Yes it seems that the Protien needed for growing new feathers after moulting is very high and it is likely hens will go off the lay as producing the high Protien eggs and growing feathers at once requires very high Protien food Cat food was one of those foods recommended it certainly worked as...
  12. Lucy Lou

    Adding to the flock

    Well the information about moulting was very good indeed. We have fed our hens cat food every day for the past 2 weeks and they are both moulting and laying and the fine shells of the eggs have firmed up nicely. So thank you all for the great information
  13. Lucy Lou

    Comment by 'Lucy Lou' in article 'Why are my hens not laying?'

    So eaglegreen, what does adding apple cider vinegar to the water do for chickens, and in what ratio do you recommend? Thank you
  14. Lucy Lou

    Comment by 'Lucy Lou' in article 'Why are my hens not laying?'

    Thank you Sumi, very informative
  15. Lucy Lou

    New member

    Thank you, such a lovely bunch of people on here
  16. Lucy Lou

    Adding to the flock

    Thank you for your information, it was the fighting I was concerned about and your suggestion of pens side by side is worth a try.
  17. Lucy Lou

    New member

    Thank you all for your welcoming messages. My husband was on the phone to our Son and I was cooking dinner and we left the door open, so what do you think the Hens did? They had a good look at where we lived while indoors. They are great girls and we love them. Lovely to have chicken lovers...
  18. Lucy Lou

    New member

    Thank you, I live in Queensland Australia
  19. Lucy Lou

    Adding to the flock

    We have 2 18 month old chickens. Can we add 2 new point of lay to them without problems?
  20. Lucy Lou

    New member

    Hello, I live at a beautiful seaside town in Queensland and we have 2 Austroplorp hens. They are now 18 months old, have gone off the lay and moulting like crazy. They live in a large pen by day and free range each afternoon for 2 hours. They have been great layers and are funny with their antics
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