I have a Whiting True Green pullet (well hen I guess) who is 16 weeks old. She eat grower feed with access to Oyster shell and grit, grass and other plants, and fruit, scraps, occasionally dairy or a scoop of ricotta (very little that 11 chickens fight over). I have younger chickens, so I'm going to keep feeding grower.
So, she's my only chicken that should be laying green eggs. There are others her age, but I think she's the only one that has started laying. Last week I found 2 dudd eggs on the poop trays: 1 with a totally rubber outside, one with a soft green shell. I quickly got the wooden eggs into the nest box.
The next day, a pretty little green egg was deposited in the nest box! Yay! Then the next day nothing. That's fine. I was expecting several days of nothing. But then we had 3 consecutive days of little green eggs in the nest box, a little later each day, just as one would expect! Such a good girl!
Today though, again a cracked, pretty soft green egg on the roosting bars-and early in the morning too, like not even 25 hours since the last egg.
My question is is it normal for a young hen to go back and forth between good and not good eggs for a while? Is it enough that I'm setting out oyster shell? I also live in SoCal and it is very hot right now. They have shade and I wet down their area at intervals, plus provide ice water-so I don't think they are under too much stress.
Is there something more I should be doing?
So, she's my only chicken that should be laying green eggs. There are others her age, but I think she's the only one that has started laying. Last week I found 2 dudd eggs on the poop trays: 1 with a totally rubber outside, one with a soft green shell. I quickly got the wooden eggs into the nest box.
The next day, a pretty little green egg was deposited in the nest box! Yay! Then the next day nothing. That's fine. I was expecting several days of nothing. But then we had 3 consecutive days of little green eggs in the nest box, a little later each day, just as one would expect! Such a good girl!
Today though, again a cracked, pretty soft green egg on the roosting bars-and early in the morning too, like not even 25 hours since the last egg.
My question is is it normal for a young hen to go back and forth between good and not good eggs for a while? Is it enough that I'm setting out oyster shell? I also live in SoCal and it is very hot right now. They have shade and I wet down their area at intervals, plus provide ice water-so I don't think they are under too much stress.
Is there something more I should be doing?
for our flock, yogurt is the most fun to feed. our gals go crazy over it and yogurt ends up everywhere. it’s delightful to watch haha
