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  1. MetroMutt

    Good food brands on Chewy??

    Ok was wondering if anyone had good food suggestions that we can buy on Chewy, we currently use the dumor brand but we dont like supporting tractor supply and its a bit far from us since we are in a suburban area/the only one with any type of "farm" animal in atleast 10-20 miles. We are...
  2. Cocohens

    4 hens not laying

    Hi all, my hens have all decided to stop laying. They have been wormed recently and don’t have any parasites. Their coop is fresh etc. The only thing is I have kept them in their coop instead of letting them out to free range to see if they were laying their eggs outside of the coop. I put a...
  3. M

    Welsummer hen quit laying!

    Hi everyone! I have a welsummer hen, hatched March 2020. Was laying throughout the summer. Flock picked up a respiratory virus mid summer. Vet had me treat them with tylan. After getting the antibiotics, everyone started laying again - just not the Welsummer. It has been over 6 months without...
  4. MartinFamilyHomestead

    Ducks ate their eggs

    This is our first time trying to hatch eggs. We don’t have an incubator so we were going to let our hens hatch them. We have 2 hens and 2 drake (we are working on getting more hens to get a better ratio). One hen started laying. She laid one egg didn’t lay the next day and then laid again the...
  5. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Limiting Sunlight to Slow Egg Laying (and to prevent EYP)

    My tiny, almost 2 year old EE has a history of egg laying troubles. Despite her size, the poor girl tends to crank out eggs as big as the rest of 'em, and at faster the rate. Last spring/summer her egg laying became closer in time to one another, and with that her shell quality degraded: first...
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    Turkey and chicken laying eggs together in the same nest.
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  7. L

    One year old Light Brahmas have almost stopped laying.

    Really looking for some help! I have 8 one year old light Brahma hens, and one rooster. My ladies have been laying wonderfully, 6-7 eggs through the winter and into February. Now they have suddenly halted their egg production, it’s been almost a month now. Most days it has been only 2 eggs...
  8. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    UPDATE: My Experience Fighting Egg Yolk Peritonitis

    BACKGROUND: Hello. Back in September 2020, I posted about my very best chicken-friend, a now 2-year old EE named "Easter," who was on the brink of death from fighting egg yolk peritonitis. She had since miraculously recovered (miraculous with a long antibiotic treatment, crop massages...
  9. Lovem all

    Mucus coming out of vent

    Hi, I have a ten year old barred rock hen named combs. It has been months since the last time she layed, and the last time she became egg bound. Yesterday she spent most of her morning in the egg box but seemed fine and left without laying. When I went to feed the chickens dinner I found her in...
  10. chickenchicklady

    Not laying eggs

    Hello friends. I have a problem. My chickens are not laying eggs. I get about one egg every other day out of 20 hens. I have been giving them oyster shells, grit, protein in the form of meal worms. They have a clean coop, they have clean water, they are getting plenty of nutrients. None of them...
  11. Winter Creek Coop

    How do your Polish chickens lay

    What do you folks see out of your Polish girls? Eggs per week or year?
  12. M

    Is this a Prairie Bluebell Egger?

    I purchased some chicks in September and got the prettiest blue egg today. I thought I had only one prairie bluebell, but there is no way she’s laying yet. Is it possible this pullet (photo attached—big brown/black one in front) is also a prairie bluebell?? She definitely acts ready to lay and...
  13. jus10inla

    Brinsea Mini ii Advance

    Brinsea Mini ii Advance Incubator $175.00 Condition is used; i used it for 3 hatchings. It will do 7 chicken eggs, or more smaller eggs if you get a different tray . Unit works great. Message if any more info needed . I will ship at your expense .
  14. W

    Buff Orpington has never laid an egg

    We got 2 Easter Eggers, 1 Delaware and 1 Buff Orpington pullet in Fall 2019. The Easter Eggers and the Delaware started laying around April while the Buff Orpington has sat in the nesting box occasionally but never laid. They all get layer feed, fruits, yoghurt and mealworm treats. I am...
  15. S

    3 chickens not laying 30 weeks old

    None of my three chickens have started laying and they are thirty weeks old. All different breeds (black australorp, buff brahman, Easter egger). Have looked all over the yard and don’t see any evidence of them laying elsewhere or eating their own eggs. Is this strange? The lady at the farm...
  16. amynw

    Chicken is just dropping out soft eggs?

    Hello, I have a 21 week old Midnight Majesty Maran along with 12 other assorted chickens. Theyve been laying for a few weeks now. Recently, I have watched her have 3 soft eggs. When I say she has them, she just drops them out. Whatever shes doing, they just drop out. She doesnt squak and make...
    • amynw
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    • chicken egg egg abnormalities egg behavior layers laying laying behavior midnight black majestic marans soft eggs yolk
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    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  17. C

    Lack of egglaying

    We raise backyard chickens in Iowa and have 4 Barred Rocks that are 4-5 years old and 3 Cinnamon Queens that are 2 years old. They molted starting in September and are done now but we are very low on egg production still. We get maybe one egg every other day from one of the Cinnamon Queens. We...
  18. R

    Laying Pullet Has Tail Pointed Down. Need Ideas for How to Help Her.

    Thanks for helping. My 29-week-old Favaucana (Easter Egger) pullet, Celestine, has had her tail pointing aggressively down yesterday and this morning. She started laying eggs on November 7, and all the eggs we've found have been perfect and petite, with no issues. One other of her sisters is...
  19. R

    Hen staying in the nesting box

    Hi guys hope you're well My chicken started laying over 2 weeks ago, she's now constantly staying in the nest box all the time, just coming out for food and drink. I'm guessing she's broody, is there anything I should do or should I just let it run its course Thankyou
  20. O

    Soft egg that gets stuck?

    Hey guys, This is my first post and I have a question/concern with one of my hens. She has had an issue of laying a soft egg that doesn't fully come out twice now. Meaning the soft shell(which is squishy, you can move/mold it without it cracking) gets stuck and hangs out of her vent? Has...
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