egg laying

  1. Muser

    Broody hen - when will she start laying again?

    I have a currently Brooding Orpington x Brahma hen. It's her first time looking after chicks and she's done an amazing job. The chicks are 8 weeks old and she's still protecting them/sitting over them in the coop (there's 7 of them and they can't all fit under her, despite trying!) but she's...
  2. V

    Looking for first egg free ranging

    My pullets are 15 weeks old and some are starting to get bright red/bigger combs and waddles. (Mainly my cinnamon queen a couple silver laced wyandotte.) They normally free range all day, but as they get closer to time to lay their first eggs, I would like to know! Should I keep them in the...
  3. Lucashens

    Multiple eggs a day then no eggs!

    Hi all, We have 4 hens, however the other day we had 7 eggs laid, 5 the next and now a day of no eggs at all. The nest was definitely checked regularly so no eggs from previous days. Is this normal? Should we be worried? I've tried looking this up but can't see what the cause could be. I do...
  4. Normal Anatomy (Dorsal View with Gory Pictures) of an Adult Female Coturnix Quail

    Normal Anatomy (Dorsal View with Gory Pictures) of an Adult Female Coturnix Quail

    Have you ever cut open a sick or dead bird only to discover you don't know what 'normal' is? You can't diagnose pathology if you can't tell what is abnormal. Here's a labeled photo diagram of what a normal young adult laying coturnix quail hen looks like from the dorsal (top) view. The spine...
    • Susan Skylark
    • Article
    • 1 min read
    • anatomy developing follicles dorsal view egg development egg laying poultry anatomy quail anotomy reproductive tract
    • Category: Quail
  5. Emrosenagel

    Jersey giant layed an egg at 18 weeks

    Hello! I’ve got four jersey giants that are 18 weeks old. One of them matured very quickly, she’s had a big comb and wattles for a few weeks, bright red. And today, she layed an egg! My question is, should I be concerned about any reproductive problems with her, since she is starting laying...
  6. L

    Help with egg laying!

    Hey everyone, We have 28 hens and 4 oosters (1 brahma and 3 silkie roos and might re-home 2 roos) and 6 ducks (2 male 4 females) in a 50'x50' covereed/enclosed run with a 10'x18' chicken coop and a small separate duck house inside the run. The birds are roughly 20.5 weeks old with a hatch date...
  7. Dogle08

    Easter Egger

    One of my Easter eggers laid her first egg 8 days ago but none since. Is this normal? We are first time chicken tenders so still learning. My barred rock laid one the same day and has laid 3 others since then.
  8. B

    Chicken acted like it laid an egg but didn't? it's too early??

    I have a blue Gem who is approximately 18 weeks old. The past two weeks she's been significantly louder but i thought it was because of the heat ( we're 3 weeks in 105 degree weather). Today I heard "bawking" for the first time, I ran outside to find the blue gem ontop of her chicken coop laying...
  9. G

    Duck stopped laying eggs since taking glucosamine supplement- is this normal?

    Hello. My Indian runner duck has stopped laying eggs since taking glucosamine supplement- is this normal? Thanks 🙏
    • Gallyandrews
    • Thread
    • duck egg laying glucosamine
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  10. M

    Hens stopped laying eggs in the box

    Hello friends, one of our hens died in a previously very popular nesting box a few months ago. Ever since all our hens have refused to lay eggs in there. We thoroughly cleaned the box multiple times but they won’t go in it. Instead they all squeeze into the remaining two nesting boxes...
  11. D

    Do we have a bully problem? Leghorns stopped laying

    I'm investigating two possibilities, this is the first; recently (2024/04/30) I got 3 hens: two white leghorns and one Amber star. They are all within 3weeks age and the amber star started laying small but, cute eggs. Three days at her new home, the bigger legorn started laying too on the 3rd...
  12. S

    How to get my girl to start laying again

    Quick question. My girl just turned a year old and has had her first molt like maybe 1 or 2 months ago. It's somewhat chili still but after her molt she went right back into laying eggs. However I want to say she's stopped laying for a whole 2 weeks now or just about. I've been feeding...
  13. Olive_Egger

    Cream Legbars not laying!!

    We got our chicks in late april, and three of them (2 Cream Legbars, 1 Brahma) haven’t started laying. I’m less concerned about the brahma since from my experience they’re just plain weird and do whatever they feel like. The legbars, though? My last one did a great job of laying and was the...
  14. C

    Will one laying hen encourage the others to start laying?

    I have 2 cohorts. One is closer to 8 months and the other is about 6 months. Tell me why my 6 month old seabright was first to lay. My question is, will her laying encourage the others to start laying?
  15. S

    First egg!

    We got our first egg today! It was either an Orpington or Barred Rock who laid it, but it really doesn’t matter to me. My question is whether or not I have to switch to layer feed if 1/7 hens is laying and whether or not to introduce oyster shell. I have grit in their run at all times, does...
  16. Gingernutt

    When do muscovies start to first lay

    I have a girl that was hatched 25th March 2023 and I was wondering when should she start laying eggs? I read that some start at 6months old but she hasn't even started yet. Getting a little worried something might be wrong if she should already be laying eggs by now.
    • Gingernutt
    • Thread
    • duck egg laying muscovy duck
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. matthennessy

    Pullet laying rubber and liquid egg?

    Hi all I have 2 black australorps, the first, alice, has been laying since 2 weeks ago and hasn’t had a single issue. We get an egg from her almost every day and never had a soft shell or shell-less egg from her. Her sister, Gladys just started laying yesterday. We got a perfect pullet egg with...
  18. D

    My chicken’s stopped laying eggs

    So all of the sudden my chickens have stopped laying eggs. I have 8 hens 2 roosters a duck and a goose. They all live happily together in the same coop. Has been that way for 2 years. Then 3 of my chickens started brooding so they stopped laying one of the brooders killed one of the others for...
  19. S

    Which breed based on egg color??

    Please help me figure out which one of my chickens laid this egg? I have Easter eggers, buff brahmas, isa browns, cuckoo maran and Swedish flower hens I think these are from my Swedish flower? What does everyone think? I’m torn between the brahmas and Swedish flower! Thank you!
  20. M

    BR hasn’t laid in two weeks??

    My 6 month old BR was laying about 4 eggs/week. She just started laying at the beginning of July despite the hot temperatures here in the dessert. (110+) I am currently feeding them scratch with oyster shell on the side. I have rooster booster in their water for the extra nutrition and...
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