#egglaying

  1. Hen_House04

    Skip a day and double the next!

    Hey there! So I have a couple Olive Eggers and a couple Barred Rocks and for some reason one of my Olive Eggers will not lay an egg one day and then lay two eggs the next day. She’s been pretty consistent the past week with skipping and then laying double. They will soon be one and this is...
  2. ellieV03

    Natural incubation in button quails

    Hi everyone, this is my first post on here because I need some insight from someone more experienced than me in this "field". I have two button quails (male and female), they are now a little over two years old, but just about 6 days ago the female became broody. She kind of tried in the past...
    • ellieV03
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    • #broody #hen #naturalhatching #chickens #babys #question #egglaying #help # #breed #quail #quail #chickens #newbie
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  3. S

    Hello, new here!

    Hi, my name is Samantha. I recently got 8 Sapphire Gems - (Plymouth Barred Rock x Plymouth Blue Rock cross...) Turned out we had four hens and four roosters! So I rehomed the roosters, and we have four hens. They are laying now, one for the last 8 weeks and the other three have caught up in the...
  4. EIEIO Funny Farm

    Dry egg shells

    One of my hens lays a dry almost gritty egg shell - not smooth like the others. Other than that it’s a beautiful yoke and taste great! Anyone know what causes this? They all eat the same feed. Thank you for your input.
  5. demonic

    How long does it take for a hen to lay after worms?

    I have a hen named tiny and she recently had an egg internally broken(?) in her and worms. After caring for her she became healthy and happy and loves to fly and run around. She acts completely normal but it’s been a few weeks to a month since and she still hasn’t laid an egg. She’s still a...
  6. Eggs by Happy Chickens

    How to tell if my hen is laying eggs?!

    Hello everyone! 👋🏼 I have a Savart Honas hen and she has laid a few eggs, however, I am not sure if she is still laying eggs. I have not seen her laying in the nesting boxes and I have not gotten any eggs that would be the kind her breed lays. I know that she is laying age not to old not to...
  7. Aristocat123

    Pullet sitting in nest box no egg but singing egg song

    Hello everyone. This is my first time having chickens and I love them and find them fascinating. All my chickens are pullets 21–23 weeks old. I have a 23 week old Light Leghorn who started laying on 7/31 and has been a laying machine Cockerelsince then. Yesterday and today she sat in the nest...
  8. Swastik Choudhari

    Question about calcium..?

    I read most of the threads. Got a lot of information. Giving oysters shells,free ranging ,this-that. I read if excessive its harmful My question is that what amout is harmfull? And what happens if they eat excessive calcium?
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