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I couldn't figure out why our white leghorn pullet wasn't laying... until we discovered her cache of 5 eggs next to the potatoes and tomatoes in the garden!

I put mine in two weeks ago... but just found out it wasn't coming on... and fixed it today! Got mine for a few bucks at Harbor Freight. It comes on at 5am, goes off at 7:30am, then back on from 5:30-7:30pm I have 6 BO's, and haven't had any eggs since Sept 27th. All my hens are 2 1/2 yrs old...

Chickchickgirls, I am with you! I live in the Portland area and my (20 month old) girls aren't laying either!! My situation: 6 Buff Orpingtons, 5 of them started molting in early Sept, so only one was laying. They finished their molt, and still aren't laying. The one chicken has since...

Well, my girls bum looks as bad as ever. Her feathers started to grow back in once or twice, then the other chickens picked them out again. Now I noticed another girl has lost feathers in the same spot. I am going to focus on protein for now and maybe try to get a flock block and some stop-pick...

She is still no better. I need to get to the store to get some Blu-cote! The bald spot is on her bottom, so she can't be pecking at herself? Will other chickens peck at her if she has lice or mites? Would I be able to see them with the naked eye? I picked her up and looked again today. The area...

Yeah, I figured out how to submit pics!

This is my first post. Our favorite hen (largest, most docile) has no feathers from her vent all the way past her legs, starting toward her belly. Some bleeding, crusty areas. (Pecking from other hens?) None of my hens have started molting yet. Is this the first sign of molting? No other...