first time layer

  1. Samanternat

    Non layer in nesting box and being picked on

    Hi all! Still trying to figure out what is going on in my flock, and with one hen in particular. Here is the breakdown… I have a flock of 4 (2 hatch-mate pairs that stick together) that have been living peacefully together for almost 9 months: 11 mo. Rooster - Winnie 11 mo. Hen, non laying -...
  2. 4

    Please help! Worried about first time layer - input needed!

    My 20 week old australorp just laid her first egg today which consisted of a small but healthy looking egg. She also had a yolk with it (outside the normal egg). This happened at 6:30am. Now since 8:30am she has been in and out of the nesting boxes. It’s now almost noon and she’s still sitting...
  3. Gingernutt

    Very confused over Muscovy girl

    So my Muscovy Girl laid her first ever egg yesterday and then today she decided to lay 3 eggs. 2 within a few seconds between each other and another 4 hours later. I'm genuinely concerned as I have read than its normal for 1 egg a day and rare for 2. is this normal for first time layer? I have...
    • Gingernutt
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    • duck first time layer muscovies muscovy muscovy egg
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    • Forum: Ducks
  4. A

    New layer stopped laying. Normal or concern?

    My mallard hen is 7 1/2 months old now. She started laying for the first time on Christmas Eve morning. She laid everyday for 9 days (later in the day the last two days), and then stopped. I know it’s normal for the time and days she lays to fluctuate while her body gets used to a cycle, and...
    • AlyssaB4
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    • first time layer new layer new laying hens
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
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