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  1. duluthralphie

    Pulling straw out of nest boxes and now no eggs!

    This might seem weird, but I am noticing a lot of posts on a lot of different threads about young birds going into a molt or mini-molt as I call it this year. I have noticed my Sex link and EE are the most affected by it. I know up here we have had really wild weird weather this year, the stuff...
  2. duluthralphie

    Pulling straw out of nest boxes and now no eggs!

    Interesting, My EE were the ones that shut down the most. I went from a dozen EE eggs to one every couple days, and they are losing some feathers too, I was told it was feather pulling, Here is the picture of what mine have lost. I am getting a few EE eggs again but not many I...
  3. duluthralphie

    Pulling straw out of nest boxes and now no eggs!

    Wow. I did not think they would molt until 18 months or so. I suppose it could be molt though. We have had weird weather here, extreme cold followed by extreme warmth and back again I wonder if that could affect them.
  4. duluthralphie

    Pulling straw out of nest boxes and now no eggs!

    I found fixing my light brought me fair results in 5 days. I hope in 2 weeks to be back where I was. Molt is a good question, How old are the birds?
  5. duluthralphie

    Pulling straw out of nest boxes and now no eggs!

    I am willing to bet if you put a light in the coop you will start getting eggs again, of course they will be laid in non-bedding nest boxes,,,
  6. duluthralphie

    Pulling straw out of nest boxes and now no eggs!

    My birds stopped laying abruptly also, I found my light timer had failed me, possibly due to operator error. My critters refuse to let me put straw in the nest boxes, I have a couple hens that find the greatest fun in pulling out the straw one strand at a time and throwing it over their...
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