My hen never layed eggs since last summer and winter and since the begging of march she suddenly started laying eggs any advice?

[SulkyBantam]

I am very afraid of letting them out during the day without supervision since last year during spring one my hens got attacked by a hawk so I let them out at 10 am instead of 7 or 8 am , but during that time I did not have this hen

Can you get a covered run? locking them in the coop for hours during daylight could result in bullying.

 

[chickchicklife]

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I did that before but one of my hens got attacked by a hawk and I didn't want to run anymore risks for them

the other one somehow got a big hole in it and we had no idea how so I am very afraid of letting them go

 

[SulkyBantam]

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the other one somehow got a big hole in it and we had no idea how so I am very afraid of letting them go

Can you get a covered run? locking them in the coop for hours during daylight could result in bullying.

 

[chickchicklife]

Can you get a covered run? locking them in the coop for hours during daylight could result in bullying.

I have seen no signs of bullying in my hens but I will try to get a covered run thank you

 

[SulkyBantam]

I have seen no signs of bullying in my hens but I will try to get a covered run thank you

You are welcome, good luck!

 

[cmom]

I agree a covered run is best. I have several coops and pens. All of my pens are covered. I also have electric wires around my coops and pens as well as concrete under the gates all due to losses from predators in the past. Nothing has gotten past the electric wires that are around my coops and pens. If any predator touches the they will hurt for a couple of days but I have a quite powerful fence charger. I used to close the pop doors in the coops at night but I don't anymore but haven't had any issues. Nothing can get in. I have several game cameras up around my property and most nights see predators on them when most roam here. I love my cameras. This is an older picture of a coyote at my chick/grow-out coop. There are electric wires going around it.

 

[chickchicklife]

I agree a covered run is best. I have several coops and pens. All of my pens are covered. I also have electric wires around my coops and pens as well as concrete under the gates all due to losses from predators in the past. Nothing has gotten past the electric wires that are around my coops and pens. If any predator touches the they will hurt for a couple of days but I have a quite powerful fence charger. I used to close the pop doors in the coops at night but I don't anymore but haven't had any issues. Nothing can get in. I have several game cameras up around my property and most nights see predators on them when most roam here. I love my cameras. This is an older picture of a coyote at my chick/grow-out coop. There are electric wires going around it.
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Where did you buy the electric wires from?

 

[cmom]

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[cmom]

This coyotes know the hot wires are there. I think once they have been zapped the adult predators teach their young that a bird isn't worth getting zapped for.

 

[cmom]

I just got a hen last summer along with one of her sons who lost one eye and we put them together at first but that didn't go well because the rooster kept on poking her and making her bleed since she was fighting with the other hens so we moved her with another rooster we have and they have been that way since fall. She did not lay eggs during that time and we thought there might be something wrong but just this first week of march she laid 2 eggs. She has started laying since then and has laid a total of 6 eggs this march. I am wondering if I should take the eggs out or leave them there since sometimes she sits down on them. She has also been very inpatient on getting out of her coop this whole month

It's that time of the year when birds that haven't been laying will start up laying again. Your bird in one of your posts looks to be a modern game bird. I have never raised any game birds except many years ago I did raise Pheasants. Here is a picture I got off of the internet. Looks a lot like your bird.