egg laying

  1. Jmash

    Too shady to lay?

    Hi! I’ve had chickens for three years. My current flock is half 2-3yo and half new layers (6-12 mo). When they free range in the back yard they seem to lay fine, but every time I restrict them to the very shady run behind our fence, they stop laying. Out of 9 chickens I’m only getting 2-3 eggs a...
  2. KerriChick

    Hen is Laying ‘Ghost Eggs’-Goes into nest box every day, no egg

    My 1 year old Buckeye Brownie was until recently my most reliable layer. She did lay a couple fart/fairy eggs in the last couple months, and then about two weeks ago stopped laying entirely. She doesn’t appear to be molting and is acting completely normal otherwise. Every morning she goes into...
  3. Blue Raptor

    How does quail do for you?

    How do quail work for you? I don't have quail, but i might get some someday, and I want to know how they are like.
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  4. SophiaLinn

    Curious pattern on egg

    I’m a little curious about this marking on an egg i got about a week or 2 ago. I know the egg is fine but i’m just wondering what causes it? We’ve gotten maybe one with a similar but much less noticeable pattern but other than that they’re all normal. Is the hen okay? Is it something painful...
  5. NatureGirl74

    Production Red not laying

    I have a production red that isn't laying eggs. She's about 9 months old and has never laid any eggs that I'm aware of. I took her out of the coop and put her in a different one for a few days about two weeks ago. I never got any eggs from her. She still eats, drinks, and appears healthy, but...
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    Got 10 eggs just in 2 days! Good girls!
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  7. Erin4chickEns

    How to get my chickens to lay eggs

    Good morning, We have three chickens we recently acquired about 3 weeks ago. One is about 6-8 months old and two are about 4-5 months old. That’s what the lady said where I got them from. I’m wondering when they will start laying eggs? We feed them meal worms, oyster shells, and chicken...
  8. 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...
  9. KerriChick

    The Freeloader Chicken Finally Laid at 8 1/2 Months!

    My super sweet and quiet Buff Brahma Flossie Nugget finally laid her first egg yesterday! I can tell she is going to be laying big ones, as her first pullet egg was the size of a regular egg. It felt like forever, but I knew last week when she squatted that the time was finally near. Hopefully...
  10. Colesrogers

    Strange egg

    One of our hens was sick and didn’t lay for about a week. This egg was in the nesting box (our eggs are fertilized). The shell was very thin and broken and this was inside. I don’t know if it was from the sick hen or a new layer that shares the same coop because it was so small and a lighter...
  11. HollyJB

    Do these girls look healthy - 8 months old and still no eggs.

    Hi everyone. I've been wondering about my 3 pekin bantam girls for some time. I got them as day old chicks at the end of March, so they are now 8 months old. When googling around, it seems you can expect pekins to start laying between 6 and 8 months of age. They're obviously now at the later end...
  12. NatureGirl74

    Hen stopped laying

    My black sexlink was laying an egg every day. For the past month she hasn't laid a single one. My production red hasn't laid any eggs at all. The hens are 6 months old. They're on a high protein layer feed too. Are they okay or is there something wrong?
  13. SophiaLinn

    Any ideas as to when my pullets might start laying?

    I have 3 golden laced wyandottes, 2 easter eggers, a buff orpington, and a black australorp. They are just over 20 weeks now and have been on their new layer feed since about 18 1/2 weeks (mixed with their old food for a week to avoid digestive issues). I'm just wondering if there are any clues...
  14. L

    Hey hey

    Just joining the conversation but have been reading for some time. Thanks for being a great source of information! We got our girls at the end of March. 4 Leghorns, 2 Buff Orpington, 2 Speckled Sussex. We lost one of our leghorn as a pullet. But the 7 have been doing great. As expected from my...
  15. Pentatonchix

    When to Open Nesting Boxes? (also, what type of fake egg)

    Hey Everyone,:frow I have five chicks who just turned 16 weeks old yesterday. In our coop, we have blocked off the nesting boxes (so the chickies don't go in and sleep or poop). When should we unblock them and fill them with shavings? Also, what should we put inside so the chicks know where to...
  16. Malfean

    When to prepare the nests for egglaying

    In my coop, the roost sits opposite of where the nests will be. Currently, I have 6 milk crates and have placed them on a nice shelving unit that the girls can access. To make sure they don't roost in the nesting boxes, I currently have them turned over so they're just sitting there like a...
  17. M

    New Egg Layer dropping 2 shell less eggs per night

    Hello! New to the forum and new to keeping chickens! I have 4 White Rocks and 1 Plymouth Rock that are about 5-6 months old. Two of them just started laying 5 days ago. A third one has started "pooping" out 2 eggs a night without any shells. She drops them while she is roosting. I have read that...
  18. BudgieKing15

    How many eggs did you get today?

    How many eggs did y'all get from your hens today? I got four from four hens! I'm so proud of my girls! 😄
  19. Maddog_photog

    When to start Oyster Shell?

    At what age do I begin providing Oyster Shell to my female duckie? She currently sits at 16-weeks old. I haven’t gotten any eggs yet.
  20. Little Chicken Lady

    When did your bantam cochins start laying?

    When did your bantam cochins start laying? Mine is 13 weeks old with bright red comb and wattles, and she squats when I put my hand over her back. I wasn't expecting eggs anytime soon because I've heard that cochins take a long time to mature, but she appears to be ready to lay. Is it possible...
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