- Mar 13, 2011
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Hi All,
Our chickens are fairly young. We got them last March and they started laying this Summer. We have 5 hens..3 Buff Orpingtons, a Productyion Red, and a Wyandotte. We were getting 5 eggs a day. Over the last month it has dropped to 1 or 2 a day. They are getting Layer pellets free choice in a feeder and fresh water. They are in "Chicken Fort Knox" and put themselves in their coop when it gets dark..which is now around 4:30. Sometimes I also spred around about a cup and a half of corn for them to eat when it is predicted to be very cold. Is this just due to the weather or is there something wrong? They all appear healthy, but there have been lots of feathers around and 1 went through a scruffy looking stage..which I assume must be moulting. I am new to this so I want to make sure I am caring for my girls properly. Here is a pic of our "Fort Knox" (My husband is a crpenter and this is just temprary lol

Our chickens are fairly young. We got them last March and they started laying this Summer. We have 5 hens..3 Buff Orpingtons, a Productyion Red, and a Wyandotte. We were getting 5 eggs a day. Over the last month it has dropped to 1 or 2 a day. They are getting Layer pellets free choice in a feeder and fresh water. They are in "Chicken Fort Knox" and put themselves in their coop when it gets dark..which is now around 4:30. Sometimes I also spred around about a cup and a half of corn for them to eat when it is predicted to be very cold. Is this just due to the weather or is there something wrong? They all appear healthy, but there have been lots of feathers around and 1 went through a scruffy looking stage..which I assume must be moulting. I am new to this so I want to make sure I am caring for my girls properly. Here is a pic of our "Fort Knox" (My husband is a crpenter and this is just temprary lol
