I have 3 magpie ducks, 2 are hens and 1 is a drake. The goal was to breed them, but I’ve ran into a problem as they are over 6 months old and I still haven’t gotten a single egg out of them and I can’t figure it out. They are fed layer pellets, have clean water, fresh straw bedding, and have...
So we have one very large rooster (Unknown Breed), 6 Buff Orpington hens (2 of which are 5+ yrs old), 2 Leghorns who have just started laying, a New Hampshire Red, a Sapphire Splash, and a Barred Rock. The 4 younger Buffs are 3 years old (About to be 4 this spring), the 2 Leghorns are mature...
Hi all,
Meet Lucy, my NHR. She is a mystery and I need some advice...
First 1 yr ago she stopped laying eggs. No change in behavior and have checked her for typical worms, lice, mites, etc. No obvious health issues. And I feed them S&P layer. The other chicken (same age) is laying.
And...
sI have 10 NH Reds and 10 Australorps and a Amercana Rooster. From the time they were ready to slay they were on the go! Then about 6 months ago I'm lucky to get 3 eggs a day. It's more like only one per day. There feed hasn't changed except there getting a little more cracked corn on those...