Begginer questions

[bigchunguschicken]

1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? no, I got them about 10 years ago.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 28

(3) What breeds do you have? lots of mixes. Rhode Island red, white leghorn, plymouth rock

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? getting eggs and having cute fluffy friends

(5) What are some of your other hobbies? gardening, fishing, and cooking

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. I have a cat, a dog, and ducks, and turkeys

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? This is my favorite website for trustworthy answers and chicken questions

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC - glad that you have joined our community.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC. I hope that you enjoy your time here.

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Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[LeoPig]

Welcome!

 

[bigchunguschicken]

thank you! wow, so welcoming.

 

[bigchunguschicken]

Is it unusual to have 18 hens laying 4 eggs a day. Can they molt this bad in late summer. Help, my egg business is going to close!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

 

[bigchunguschicken]

Also, should I be placing fake eggs in the nest to encourage the hens to lay?

 

[Shadrach]

Hello Bigchunguschicken.
Welcome to BYC.
I'm sure you'll get some more helpful advice if you post your question in a section on the forum.

 

[bigchunguschicken]

Thanks for the advice Shadrach, how do i do that. I not awesome with computers.