Flock dynamics/egglaying changes with new chicks

gabby3535

Songster
11 Years
Oct 11, 2008
283
6
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Hardwick, NW New Jersey
I have 6 hens, one of which went broody, and now has 3 little chicks she's
raising. Ever since her going broody, the egglaying of the other 5 hens dropped off a bit....
but then the chicks hatched, and I'm now lucky to get 1 egg every 3 days. And my BCM
has only laid 1 egg in 2 weeks! Is this to be expected when one of the flock has babies?!?!?
Or is this unusual?
 

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