Hi there! I have a lemon EE, and about 80% of the feathers in the chicken yard are hers. She had hopped the fence about a month ago and our dog tried to "help" me catch her. Luckily, she survived but has been tossing feathers ever since. Do you think she'll ever lay eggs? Our dog tries to herd them now (from his side of the fence) whenever they get too close to the fence that separates the chicken yard from the back yard. Could this be too stressful for them?
Also, all my chickens are 24 weeks old, (the wellsummer is 25 weeks) and none of them seem to be laying yet. They all free range in their yard but I have only heard the egg laying sqwak/cackle twice, but no eggs have been found! I am switching the style of nest to a box (the previous one has no side walls) and putting golfballs in it but it seems like they should be laying by now? I was told approximately 20 weeks at the Urban Farm Store, where I got the chicks. So now, I am getting a little concerned.
I have a wellsummer, BR, bantam apenzellar spitzhauben and 2 EE (sold to me as ameraucanas but they have green legs)
Eating: OG layer feed, scratch and table scraps
lifestyle: free range during the day, coop from dark to about 10 am.
Thanks for reading this, any insight would be helpful!
Also, all my chickens are 24 weeks old, (the wellsummer is 25 weeks) and none of them seem to be laying yet. They all free range in their yard but I have only heard the egg laying sqwak/cackle twice, but no eggs have been found! I am switching the style of nest to a box (the previous one has no side walls) and putting golfballs in it but it seems like they should be laying by now? I was told approximately 20 weeks at the Urban Farm Store, where I got the chicks. So now, I am getting a little concerned.
I have a wellsummer, BR, bantam apenzellar spitzhauben and 2 EE (sold to me as ameraucanas but they have green legs)
Eating: OG layer feed, scratch and table scraps
lifestyle: free range during the day, coop from dark to about 10 am.
Thanks for reading this, any insight would be helpful!