I'm at a loss to figure out why my young hens have mostly stopped laying eggs. They are all about 8 months old. We have 10 Cinnamon Queens, 10 Golden Comets, 9 Easter Eggers, and 4 White Leghorns. For the past 2-3 months we've been getting 20-30 eggs a day. Then six days ago, the production...
Is it normal for chickens to be laying eggs only in the daytime? Most of the time I see farmers and other go out first thing in the morning to gather eggs. If I go out first thing in the morning, there is nothing there. But if I go out late in the evening or early night, there's anywhere from...
Our young chickens only lay eggs in one coop, not the other. Will it help if I put some of the eggs from the one coop in the nesting boxes in the other to encourage them to lay eggs there?
Hello to chicken enthusiasts everywhere! I'm Bruthabuz.
This is in response to the questions posed in the newcomers article.
1. My wife and I raised a small flock a few years ago. Late last year we ordered a new, larger flock that arrived as chicks 4-1/2 months ago.
2. We have 35 chickens...