egg behavior

  1. C

    Sandpaper-Like First Egg

    Hello! We were delighted this morning to find what looks like our first egg. However the shell was incredibly thin, so thin it could easily be crushed if we weren’t careful. The membrane was in tact, but the shell itself felt like sandpaper. We offer free choice oyster shells, have plenty of...
  2. C

    Blob layed in nest D:

    Hello! So long story short, I went to lock my Chooks up this evening I noticed this blob in their nest box, i'm a bit nervous, because I've heard horror stories regarding "lash" eggs, I'm hoping it's just a soft shelled egg instead. I didn't touch it at all so don't worry about that. I have...
  3. G

    Egg pushed out of nest

    I'm going to start by admitting I'm a newbie and 90% of what I've learned, I've learned from google, which I know isn't always the best way. I have had a broody hen since the beginning of May and have only recently gotten the hang of candling. We never planned to breed chicks but I noticed a...
  4. veetown707

    Pullett shows all signs of laying but only layed two abnormal eggs in a month

    I have a Black Copper Maran Pullett who has been quite the mystery. She layed her first egg about a month ago after at least a week of doing egg songs and wandering in and out of the coop. The egg was fine but the shell was overcalcified. A couple days later, she had a soft shelled egg. Keep in...
  5. Austinms

    Mischievous Hens

    Hello Flock, I have four 9-month-old Buff Orpingtons. They live in a small prefabricated coop (rated for four chickens but I doubt these claims) but free-range all day. I believe it is 2x2 with two roosting bars and nesting boxes (not included in the size). I have installed an automatic coop...
  6. M

    Not laying eggs

    Hi all! I’m new to the whole chicken thing. We recently moved into a home that had some chickens on the property; there were originally 6 but unfortunately 2 passed away. The previous owner told us that the chickens were rescued from a farm that was overcrowded and had a rooster problem, but...
  7. K

    What would make my girl stop laying?

    A little back story, she’s about 7.5 months old. She started laying a little over a month ago. I haven’t gotten any eggs from her in 2 weeks (she’s my only white egg layer), what could be causing this? All of my research has suggested it may be stress related but nothing has changed. She’s an...
  8. EmilyAlamano

    Help! 15 hens and just a few eggs a day

    We are trying to figure out why our egg production has gone down so dramatically these last couple months, could it be that we added a rooster or pigs? Here’s lots of details - 15 hens, 1-7 eggs a day usually less than 5 Age: 10 of them are 2.5yrs old, 5 of them are 6 mo old Location: Pacific...
  9. HensAndFriends

    Flock Rotation for Eggs

    I have 15 hens (which is my optimal number) A) 10 pullets | 5 months old B) 3 hens | 1 year and 2 months old C) 2 hens | 2 years and 3 months old So I want to rotate out my old hens by selling them, and buy new chicks every spring. I have been trying to figure out a good schedule…. Which...
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    • chicken chickens chicks egg advice egg behavior hen 1 year old laying age old birds with new chicks rotation
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  10. Dfarago

    What happened to my eggs?

    I got an incubator to hatch out my Jersey Giant eggs. First time using an incubator. Out of 11 eggs 6 seem to not be doing anything (maybe infertile). 4 we’re developing then all the blood vessels seemed to detach and pool in the same spot. And one is maybe coming along properly. I have pictures...
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    • chick chicken egg abnormalities egg advice egg behavior incubabtion incubaor incubate jersey chickens jersey giant chicks
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  11. K

    Not sure why my chickens & ducks aren't laying?

    This has been an ongoing issue. My 3 chickens have been unreliable with laying for months, sometimes almost going a week without one. Since spring has started to return, we've started to see about 1-2 eggs a day now. I have 3 new adult laying muscovy ducks. They arrived 2 weeks ago. So far...
  12. Chickenheaven93

    My silkies stopped laying since November

    I have 13 silkys and one roo. They are all adults afew years old. They have stopped laying since November. I'm in Australia so it is summer here now. But we're I live the weather is always crazy. It will go from 35 degrees one day, and 10 degrees the next with cold nights. My hens were...
  13. Agam

    18 week old chicken start squatting.

    My chicken are 18 week old and start squatting a week ago should I expect an egg if yes in how much days.
  14. amynw

    Chicken is just dropping out soft eggs?

    Hello, I have a 21 week old Midnight Majesty Maran along with 12 other assorted chickens. Theyve been laying for a few weeks now. Recently, I have watched her have 3 soft eggs. When I say she has them, she just drops them out. Whatever shes doing, they just drop out. She doesnt squak and make...
    • amynw
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    • chicken egg egg abnormalities egg behavior layers laying laying behavior midnight black majestic marans soft eggs yolk
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  15. NatalieP

    General excitement and question on weird egg laying

    My chicks hatched on April 27th, and yesterday on November 26th (just shy of 7 months), my Amercauna laid her very first egg! I've never seen a blue egg in real life and it is even prettier than in pictures. Wow!! Such a great Thanksgiving surprise and I'm still sooo happy about it! One of my...
  16. R

    Hatching question

    Hey all! I was wondering if you could help me. I have a Java sitting on some eggs. Some are chicken that I noticed around 5/11. Then we purchased some duck eggs for her to sit on 5/16. I haven’t heard a peep out of the best yet. But here’s what concerns me- the nest is filthy! There is poo on...
  17. S

    2yo hen stopped laying eggs, overweight

    Chicken friends, please help! I have a small 3-hen flock (pecking order, top to bottom: polish, bantam frizzle cochin, salmon faverolle). The salmon faverolle has laid 1 egg in all of May and she's 2 years old. She's overweight and has seemed more lazy lately. Her poops vary from perfectly...
  18. DustyChick

    Why has my Leghorn stopped laying?

    My 1yr old Leghorn started laying eggs last August-ish. Then once daylight started getting shorter in December, she & my other girls stopped laying. Well, here it is April and everyone has returned to normal laying schedule except her! She is my smallest hen, could that have anything to do with...
  19. spiritpots

    Why is my brown leghorn not laying?

    I have six mixed breed chickens and my two year old brown leghorn hasn't laid in almost two weeks (she is my only white egg layer so it's easy to know which eggs are hers). Prior to that she was laying every 2-3 days since the days have been getting longer. She had a slight limp for a couple...
  20. C

    No Eggs Yet? 9 months old

    Hoping for some advice, I have 5 chickens and no eggs. They're all 9 months or older and it just seems odd. I know some can take up to a year, I have a Brahma, Easter Egger, Ameracauna and 2 silkies. They do free range but I've checked the places they usually hang out and no eggs. The only...
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