Hi from Kilmore , Victoria

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I have just inherited 5 chickens and apparently they have gone off the lay.
Is there anything I can do to promote laying lm VERY new to all of this.:)
 
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do you know their age? a new home can throw them off for a bit. and are you feeding laying mash?
 
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Glad you joined us! A stop in egg laying can be because of molting or stress (caused predators, disease, overcrowding, a new environment, etc.). I'd check your flock for mites/lice, make sure they don't have any disease, keep/begin feeding them good-quality layer feed, and just let them be. With luck, you'll be getting some beautiful, tasty eggs soon.
 
Thanks for advice , question what is laying mash. we are actually running a brood mare property so the chickens are just an interest for me to have on the side.
 
Layer is a type of chicken feed formulated to meet the nutritional needs of Laying Hens, mash is the shape of the feed (more or less a powder, they also usually come in crumble and pellet forms). You should be able to find some brand of it in most any feed store. Do you keep your chickens cooped up or are they free range on the farm?
 
do you buy feed for them? it will say laying on it. i dont know the ingredients in it but it stimulates them to lay. theres a lot of different feeds
 
They have a large open area that they can roam around in and then the coop for laying .
We have to keep them fenced off from the horses but they do have more than enough room.
Thanks for the advice I will go to the grain store and speak to them. Big learning experience for me
But looking forward to the first egg I can collect from my rascally chickens :)
 

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