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    Chickens off the lay .....why?

    It gets cold in some parts of Australia but Dec-Feb is our BBQ season ;),
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    Chickens off the lay .....why?

    Interesting idea of locking them into the coop for a few days, that should at least eliminate the sneaky nest laying idea and retrain them to using the laying boxes. Ive been allowing them to nuke snails and bugs in our garden, plus they have scratch mix on tap. Wondering if its worth adding...
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    Chickens off the lay .....why?

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    Chickens off the lay .....why?

    Hi My 8 new hampshires are a fairly happy bunch. Recently egg production has dropped from 6/day to about 2/day. Its summer here, temps around 30C so not super hot. Plenty of shade around the yard, plenty of water and food and grit for them. They have a huge comfy chook house and free roam our...
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    Flock disruption - no eggs while broody chicken broods

    Thanks everyone, will let you know how it goes.
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    Flock disruption - no eggs while broody chicken broods

    Hi This is all new to me, so I'm happy to try what you suggest. I was releasing her into the coop at night as I wasnt sure how the "broody busting" was to be done. So what I will do starting tomorrow is put here in broody jail for a full un-broken 48 hours, release, see if she "re-offends" and...
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    Flock disruption - no eggs while broody chicken broods

    hi I have 8 new hampshire hens who are about 9 months old and have been laying really well in spring time. We now have a broody chook who is being kept in a separate cage during daylight hours next to the main coop ( should I move the "jail" cage? elsewhere ) to try and break the broody...
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