laying

  1. Livia Ammon

    My OE stopped laying

    I have an Olive egger hen named Lacey. She looks and acts healthy and alert, and led me in quite a chase when I decided to inspect her today. She lays a lovely olive and speckled egg that is very unique and noticeable, and I really enjoy getting them, but she hasn’t layed in about a week...
  2. C

    12 week pullet laying?

    I currently have 1 pullet and 2 cockerels and I was watering their grazing boxes and I came across what looked like egg shells. It was just a few pieces and they were very thin. I have no idea how since everything I’m reading says they shouldn’t lay until they’r about 4 months and she’s about...
  3. Sparrow-Song

    Eggbound Hen Trying to Lay Huge Egg, 30 Min So Far, How Can I Help Her Move It?

    My 3 year old Olive Egger, Oliver, (hen) has been isolated trying to lay what must be a giant egg (I’m praying it’s not a lash egg!) and finally today when I thought she might be dying she is giving it her all and I am seeing her vent expand. However the egg looks to be sitting way down below...
  4. shroompy

    Hen hasn’t laid since last fall

    Just one of my BCM girls has not laid a “real” egg since last fall. My other girls are laying consistently since beginning of April. The girl in question laid a fairy egg two weeks ago, but that’s it. She is acting normally and they all get the same nutrition. I have free choice oyster shell...
  5. B

    One hen laying weird eggs?

    We have Brahma chickens, 2 sets and ages of hens. Our older hen (only 2 years old though!) has been laying less frequently and getting these bigger, paler and slightly misshapen eggs. What is happening? Shells aren't fragile or anything. She has always been a loud layer, regardless of what her...
  6. Livia Ammon

    High Egg Fatality Rate

    I have a Whiting True Blue hen who I wanted to hatch some eggs from, but at the first candleing, they all quit. I have seen her get bred by our rooster, so the eggs are fertile, but I noticed that her eggshells were on the thin side and she has a lot of calcium deposits in and on them. Any tips...
  7. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Worried Abut Aging Hen - Laying Issues

    I'd posted some months ago about my 6 y/o BO, who didn't start laying again with the others this Spring (they're all the same age). Well, since then, her lower abdomen started to become larger and firmer, with some give--but it seemed a bit troubling. Her comb and wattles didn't quite develop...
  8. onagadori

    Pakistani Mainwali Asil (Aseel) pair

    We have a young pair of Pakistani Mainwali Asils for sale. We are in North Texas. We can ship. Shipping quotes available upon request.
  9. Muser

    Chicken is a freeloader!

    I don't really mind that she's a freeloader, she's beautiful, but when can I expect her to start laying again? A few factors: She's a Brahma x Buff Orpington. We had her at a few months old in Spring. She laid around 15 eggs and became broody. We let her hatch out chicks late July. After the...
  10. MotherOfChickens

    GLW, Olive Eggers

    Hello! So my 2 Golden Laced Wyandotte pullets are 22 weeks old and their combs and wattles are brightly red, no squatting yet. How old were yours when they began laying? Also, my 2 Olive Egger pullets are also 22 weeks old and same, scenario, red combs and wattles no squatting yet. How old...
  11. B

    Egg Laying!

    Hi all, I posted back in June (I think!) that my lovely little runner or mix Peaches stopped laying. We are pretty sure she is still not laying almost 4 months later which is a little concerning. She is such a happy duck, she roams and forages all day, has access to fresh food, drinking water...
    • bowserduck
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    • ducks eggs laying laying after molting
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    • Forum: Ducks
  12. Grey Gables

    Hormone Implant in Chickens

    Hello! This is not an emergency, but my question still fits in this category I believe. I'm looking for people who have had experience with the hormone implant. I've done some searches on the forums and I'm not finding many firsthand accounts or details on how the implant is working out for...
  13. M

    Two of my hens have started laying!

    I have Easter Eggers, Black Copper Marans, and a Prairie Bluebell Egger. According to everything I'd read, that was the expected laying order. Apparently, my girls didn't get the memo, because one of our Marans has now laid three small eggs over the past week, and our Bluebell just laid a...
  14. 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...
  15. Horou

    About Egg Laying (Boba’s First Year?)

    Hi Backyard Chickens, earlier yesterday, we woke up to Boba’s first egg that she rolled to the front of the pen door and waited for us to pick up the “foreign object”. I’ve dubbed her eggs as “foreign object” only because when she was younger, I tried giving her plastic colour eggs, and she...
    • Horou
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    • egg advice laying pekin duck
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. MamaPoult

    Brahma Laying Capability Poll

    Hello all! So I purchased a dozen Brahmas for meat this spring but ended up loving them too much to eat😂! So right now we are considering switching out whole flock so Brahmas. The internet is giving me mixed answers on egg laying capabilities though. We are a family of 4 but do not eat eggs...
  17. crunchygranola

    My chickens laid their first egg!!

    I’m just so excited that I had to share! I’ve raised this chicks from two day old babies and finally, after all the hard work and turmoil and money well spent, I finally got my first egg! Its little and just so cute— I’m ecstatic! So proud of my girls! 🥰 (brown egg is a large-sized egg from...
  18. catx10

    Goose losing balance - due to too many eggs laid?

    We have a one year old female embden goose who has laid around 52+ eggs. She began laying on the 15th of Febuary and is still laying as of the 30th May 2024. In the past few days she has not been well, and keeps losing balance while walking. She walks and stumbles back (even when standing...
    • catx10
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    • balance embden embden goose goose laying
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Geese
  19. Fluff Butt Faye

    What the?????

    Tiny got an egg stuck to her butt. Chipmunk just couldn't believe what she was seeing! The egg dropped off after a few loops around the run being chased by a very interested flock.🤣
  20. ourlittlecoop2022

    Please help! Excessive thirst & lethargy in hen

    Hi all, Our 3.5 year old laying hen was acting normally yesterday, but upon coming out of her coop this morning proceeded to drink water for about 10 minutes straight. She would not stop, even when we tried to lure her away with treats. We examined her and found some messy feathers around...
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