Our chickens have been climbing over our gate and laying eggs in the weeds a few feet from their pen… I would just toss them out but we found a ton, is there any way to tell if they are good or not?
I’m looking to get some ducklings and I’m so thrown off by the variety of information I’m finding on Runner Ducks. Most websites say that Indian Runners lay 300+ eggs a year, but when I go to the hatchery websites, they all say 100-180 eggs a year…what’s your experience? And do you have any...
Our hens are on strike since we cooped them up. We have had issues with predators and can't let them run willy nilly and completely free range. The egg production has dramatically decreased. And we expected decrease due to fall/winter, but we have supplements and scraps and all sorts of treats...
Hi everyone,
my three khaki campbells ducks hatched April 20th 1 boy and 2 girls, I’ve notice this week that they’ve started to display mating behaviours and wondered if this could indicate that they will begin to lay anytime soon? That said, it’s nearly September and I wondered if that means...
Hello. I got two 4 months old light brahma on July 6, and it's been a while now but they didn't show any sign of egg laying. (They are around 33 weeks old now)
Ps. The chicken that in the picture is not the same chicken
I have 4 hens 2 are blue Plymouth and 2 white leghorn. The Plymouth are laying and have been laying for about a month and a half but the leghorns are not laying yet. we got them all at the same time and are about 23 weeks old. Should I wait a little bit longer? Is there a problem with them?
I bought 2 Hybrids hen 16 days ago. The shop owner said that they are going to lay an eggs around 2 days after I bought but it's been 2 weeks and 2 days! So I just wondering, when are they going to lay an egg. 🐓🐔
So, you're saying "When will my girls start laying?". You've come to the right place. :)
This article is not going to go into too much detail, but it will just state the main things you will see happen when your pullets are about to lay their first eggs. I will also give some tips.
Here are...
:frowHi everyone! I've created a poll on when your pullets first come into lay. Thanks for clicking on it and please enter!!!:D:fl I will be posting results in 20 days so please come back then and check to see results:) Now one more thing before you begin: after you post your answer you MUST...
I got a lot of new chickens this year and 2 ducks! In May, I got 4 cuckoo marans, 2 black jersey giants and a silkie. In June I got a white pekin duck and a blue swedish duck and in August I hatched out some frizzle/sizzle easter egger chicks. I thought the chicks I got in May and my ducks would...
I have a pair of ringneck doves (the male I got first and then about 2 years later I got a female). They're both adult, they have mated, and they've been together for about a year now. My female has been nesting in the food bowl (I have a nesting area for them but for some reason she likes to...
We have 3 laying hens (Silkie, Golden Wyandotte, and Naked Neck) and one Americauna that has a month or so before she begins laying.
I know this is a great debate among chicken owners, so let’s go this route:
What has been YOUR personal best experience with pellets vs crumbles, brands...
I have two cuckoo marans, and I want to know (approximately) how much they will lay each week, also, if you are kind enough, how much will my WHOLE flock lay, it consists of 1 Leghorn, 2 RIR's, 2 Cuckoo marans and 1 Easter egger!