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and enjoy the cooler temps! Might even get a little rain over the weekend! One can only wish!

You can only count on a max of 1 egg per hen per day. Since it's cooled off a bit, they should get a little more regular at laying. I'm a little north of you and the heat did slow my girls down, but they did continue to lay.

You may also want to put a light in the coop (on a timer) to bring the amount of "daylight" back up to 12 - 14 hours to keep them laying over the winter.
 
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Hello OldGuy what a good idea use a pellet gun on the dog. Last year a neighbor puppy playing with my young ducks killed two, breakheart I suppose. Unlucky I am not pellet gun owner and don't think shops sell it here in italy
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About hens I have never heard they layes two eggs per day.
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Yeah. Which breed of chicken lays two eggs a day? I'm curious to know too.

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Hello OldGuy what a good idea using a pellet gun on the dog. Last year a neighbor's puppy played with my young ducks and killed two, heartbreaking I suppose. Unfortunately I do not own a pellet gun. I don't think shops sell it here in italy
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About hens, I have never heard they lay two eggs per day.
Erbaluce
 
Sorry to post one right after another, but considering the interest that my use of a pellet gun to drive off a marauding dog I have some more ideas for those of you who can't/won't use a pellet gun for legal or moral reasons:

1. My first was a children's bow (25-35 pound pull) with a blunted or padded tip arrow. The problem with that it does take some skill to hit what you're aiming at. In the same vain a crossbow is a possibility, however most are to powerful to be non-lethal. After all, we don't want to kill or permanently injure them, just run them off.

2. My second and best idea I got this morning over my first cup of coffee. Since dogs hate loud shrill noises try a whistle. I tried it on my hens and they don't seem to mind. They just all looked up as if to say, "What the heck was that?" and went back to feeding, scratching and laying (one was already on the nest). I next tried it on our two dogs (poor girls
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). They both went running away and kept running as long as I kept blowing.

The other advantages to the whistle are obvious:

1. Non-lethal.
2. Legal everywhere.
3. No skill or training required. If you can breathe you can use it.
4. Highly portable. Just carry one in your pocket or on a lanyard.
5. Cheap.

Hope someone finds this useful.
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OldGuy43
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The universe provides.
 
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