I have 8 hens (3 EEs, 2 Buffs, 3 Dominiques) and a Buff rooster. They are all about 7 months old, and I have been getting about 4-6 eggs/day for the last couple months. About a week ago, their production decreased drastically and now I am only getting 2 eggs every 3 days or so. The coop is inside the barn, and is relatively secure. The only way something could be getting in is the area above the door is open. (I know this because that's how the barn cats get in to sleep under the heat lamps lol) My husband has spotted a possum in the top part of the barn, but I can't figure out how it would be climbing out with an egg, since there are no broken shells in the coop at all.
Does anyone have any ideas? We also have raccoons and rats...no snakes big enough to steal an egg.
The other weird thing is that I have not gotten any eggs at all from my Easter Eggers...the only ones I get are brown. This probably is just a coincidence, but I observed it so I thought I'd mention it lol.
Does anyone have any ideas? We also have raccoons and rats...no snakes big enough to steal an egg.
The other weird thing is that I have not gotten any eggs at all from my Easter Eggers...the only ones I get are brown. This probably is just a coincidence, but I observed it so I thought I'd mention it lol.