laying eggs

  1. Cayuga momma

    Sex Change in Chickens?

    This is right out of The Chicken Health Handbook, by Gail Damerow (2nd Edition) Pg. 95 'Spontaneous sex change is a phenomenon whereby a hen develops the characteristics of a cock. When a hen's left ovary atrophies, the latent reproductive organ on the right side may develop into a combination...
  2. EggMan207

    Pre-snowstorm laying

    I've noticed that all my girls lay the day before a big storm (which happens occasionally at other times, but certainly isn't an every day occurrence). Additionally, the day or two after the storm aren't usually good egg production days. Is there any science behind this? I would hypothesize that...
  3. Lute

    Lazy cluckers!

    Ages ago I had a small flock and had to get rid of them due to moving to an apartment in the city. Now I'm back with a new, significantly smaller flock. I have 3 EEs that are now 38 weeks old and no signs of laying! Lazy suckers! --I feed them a commercial 16% feed (as soon as I'm out I'm...
  4. Functional Rustic

    Introducing Functional Rustic

    Good morning Back Yard Chickens from Functional Rustic on this cold Michigan day. I joined the duck loving community back in May of 2017 when we got our Muscovy ducklings. Not only have I learned a lot about ducks; those quirky creatures inspired me to start my own repurposing business out of...
  5. Maryam.

    Ducks got skinny

    Hi, I have two 9months female ducks called daisy and cookie. I was worried About a few things. First since they started laying eggs a few months ago they got so much thinner although their eating behaviours haven't changed. Next, one of them lay eggs almost everyday and some days 2eggs! I was...
  6. Molly Desimone

    Eggs found in the yard!

    All my chickens are free range during the day, and I recently found an area under a tree with 10 eggs in it! I have no idea how long they have been there, but my young chickens just started laying not even 3 months ago, so they cant be older than Im assuming 6 weeks, probably not even that long...
  7. FinleyMcChicken

    Change in behavior

    I have 4 5 month old hens (2 Barred Rock, 2 Ameraucana) the 2 Barred Rocks are definitely the head girls, one more than the other, but both definitely have always run the show. We've had all 4 since they were 1 day old and they've lived together ever since. The 2 BR have started to lay eggs and...
  8. HorseLoverEMK

    Me and My Velociraptor/Airplane Chickens

    Hi! I'm new to BYC. I got white leghorn chicks about 4 months ago on April 4th, 2017. I named them Delta and Blue, named after velociraptors (and airlines I guess, my friend pointed that out lol) Now they are just about full grown and laying eggs for about 2 or 3 weeks now. I know that they ARE...
  9. LovejoyHomestead

    How To: Nesting Boxes & Egg Laying

    We are new to this. I SO understand if people think that we are doing things wrong, but hey! That's why I joined the forum and am reaching out. We want to do this right. I've attached photos of my coop and our nesting boxes. (We have to clean it out today so don't mind the drippings). I am...
  10. 1 chill chicken

    are my chickens laying eggs too early?

    Hello backyard chicken community I have a question that I'm kind of concerned about. So I got 4 baby chicks on my birthday on march 21(Ameraucana,Rhode island red,black laced wyandotte and a Orpington all 4 are so adorable)and noticed that the wyandotte and rhode island started laying eggs in...
  11. L

    Chicken laid first egg

    You could imagine how excited we were to see one of our chickens lay their first egg.. but that was three days ago and she has not laid one since.. should we be looking for anything or reason why she isn't laying anymore after her first?
  12. emmylu62

    Hens stopped laying when moved... 4 weeks ago!

    Hi All, looking for some advice... I moved my birds outside into a chicken tractor with poultry net pen to help protect the area from predators. There are 9 hens that are a year old, 4 sassy araucanas who are 4 months old and 3 Peking ducks. There are a few issues... 1) I was getting 9...
  13. Scott_M

    Guess Who Will Lay First!

    These ladies were all hatched on March 8, 2017. I think they are getting ready to lay in the upcoming weeks, and thought it might be fun to take a poll. These are the ladies together. They are all quite similar in size. Meet contestant number one! Buffy is a Buff Orpington who enjoys cuddles...
  14. Natalie Nesius

    Droopy comb and not roosting, laying or dusting...

    Hi there! Long-time reader, first time poster. I'm a bit concerned, as my chicken is acting strange and I can't seem to find any other similar instances of her behavior anywhere. She was a little lethargic, so I took her to the vet about three weeks ago. She had a lot of bacteria in her...
  15. B

    My Silkie chicken just laid ann egg

    Hello all, so I have 1 silkie chicken which just laid an egg. Does that mean that it is a hen chicken? I have been told that roosters can lay eggs also? My chicken was sold to me as "unknown sex", but I have heard it crowing (I think it was crowing) on a few occassions.
  16. Niche Flock

    When will my ducks start laying?

    My 12 ducks are now about 16 weeks old and I was wondering when they will begin to start laying eggs. Or rather, what the typical age is when most ducks of these breeds begin laying.I have Cayugas, Welsh Harlequins & Khaki Campbells. Any advice would be appreciated, thank you! :)
  17. Summercrest

    Training new hens to use nesting box

    Quick Question: When adding new laying hens to a free range flock that already uses the coop/nesting box- how do you get the new ones to use the coop/boxes instead of going rogue? If we keep them in the coop and close it up, the original gang won't be able to go in there. Long Story: We had a...
  18. chickers104

    Chickens not laying please help

    I have 3 chocolate copper marans and 1 cochin. All hens about 15 to 16 months old. About a month ago the marans became broody and stopped laying. The Cochin has stopped laying as of a week ago but has not been in the best boxes at all. She hangs out in the run all day eating and drinking as...
  19. The Cobb Farm

    Muscovy ducks and laying eggs

    Hello, I could use some advice. I have three Muscovy ducks.. one male and two females. the females have been laying eggs for about 3 months now and in the beginning I would go out in their Coop every morning and collect the eggs and they really didn't seem to care what I was doing. but recently...
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