Good news! I have re-enforced my fence and restrung my fishing line over the pen. I have started playing music all the time and started lighting the coop on the winter schedule. The girls are now feeling safe again and producing eggs again. Darn predators First time and the last time I let my...
I started a thread in the egg laying forum also. They informed me that if I am having a predator problem they may be stressed from feeling hunted and stop producing. I am having a fox and hawk problem. Over the last 3 weeks I've lost at least a dozen. We've been able to shoot 1 fox while it was...
I'm in south eastern MA, I have about 250 chickens. I usually get 12-15 dozen a day. Just recently they came to almost a total halt in egg laying, down to 5 dozen a day. No change in diet or routine. What the heck is happening????? Anyone else in the area experiencing a decrease in egg...
Hello all my fellow chicken lovers in MA!
Some people think I'm crazy because I have so many chickens.....I think the chickens keep me from going crazy.