Woodys Chickins
Chirping
- Oct 19, 2023
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Why aren’t my chickens laying eggs? No eggs for the last 7 months. Here’s my info.
WHO: 5 Hens, no rooster. 1 Delaware, 2 R.Reds, 2 Ameracauna
AGE: 2.5 yrs all of them.
EGG LAYING HISTORY: All the girls laid great the first year. However, now I’m only getting 1 egg daily since April 2025(?); from one of the R.Reds. Note: One of the Reds has a girl problem…laid great the first year, but since the first year she has only laid ‘rubber eggs’ maybe 3 times per month. Otherwise, not laying. I’m not worried about her, it’s the other 4 I’m concerned with.
MOST RECENT MOULT: Delaware (July-Aug). Ameracaunas (Sep-Nov). Reds (hard to tell)
FEED: Combined together: Kalmbach Henhouse Reserve (19%) and Kalmbach All Natural 20% Full Plume. I also mix in a SMALL amount of: Soldier fly larve, black oil sunflower seeds.
FREE-RANGE: Daily for a few hours.
WATER: Fresh, clean. Once a month I might include a few drops of either ACV or blackstrap molasses.
CALCIUM: Free choice oyster shell
GRIT: I have sandy soil so I don’t supplement with “grit”
COOP: 6FT Wide, 8FT LONG, 5.5FT TALL. Includes 2 roost bars (2x4), 3 egg boxes. Floor is covered with hemp. Cleaned regularly.
PEN/RUN: 25FT x 25FT. Shade cloth and screen from the sun. Located between 3 pine trees for shade.
PREDATOR PROOF.
DUST BATHS readily available and used.
BODY PESTS: I’m not seeing evidence of any pests…no scratching, plucking, picking, etc; however, I treat them every 4mos as a preventative:
--WORM TREATMENT: SAFEGUARD in the water (5ml per gallon).
--MITES/LICE: Ivermec. only 1 drop on each area: neck, armpits, butt-area, ea. Leg.
BEHAVIOR: All 5 girls appear to be happy go-lucky. They come running to me when I call them. They peck and scratch in the dirt for bugs or lizards (but they rarely catch lizards).
TREATS: Occasional blueberries, vegetables – but mostly I stick to their chicken food.
I know chickens typically slow down egg production during HOT TEXAS summer. I also know they typically slow down during shorter daylight hours of TEXAS WINTER (now aprx 12hrs daylight). I’m prepared to put artificial light in the coop, but I have not yet.
WHO: 5 Hens, no rooster. 1 Delaware, 2 R.Reds, 2 Ameracauna
AGE: 2.5 yrs all of them.
EGG LAYING HISTORY: All the girls laid great the first year. However, now I’m only getting 1 egg daily since April 2025(?); from one of the R.Reds. Note: One of the Reds has a girl problem…laid great the first year, but since the first year she has only laid ‘rubber eggs’ maybe 3 times per month. Otherwise, not laying. I’m not worried about her, it’s the other 4 I’m concerned with.
MOST RECENT MOULT: Delaware (July-Aug). Ameracaunas (Sep-Nov). Reds (hard to tell)
FEED: Combined together: Kalmbach Henhouse Reserve (19%) and Kalmbach All Natural 20% Full Plume. I also mix in a SMALL amount of: Soldier fly larve, black oil sunflower seeds.
FREE-RANGE: Daily for a few hours.
WATER: Fresh, clean. Once a month I might include a few drops of either ACV or blackstrap molasses.
CALCIUM: Free choice oyster shell
GRIT: I have sandy soil so I don’t supplement with “grit”
COOP: 6FT Wide, 8FT LONG, 5.5FT TALL. Includes 2 roost bars (2x4), 3 egg boxes. Floor is covered with hemp. Cleaned regularly.
PEN/RUN: 25FT x 25FT. Shade cloth and screen from the sun. Located between 3 pine trees for shade.
PREDATOR PROOF.
DUST BATHS readily available and used.
BODY PESTS: I’m not seeing evidence of any pests…no scratching, plucking, picking, etc; however, I treat them every 4mos as a preventative:
--WORM TREATMENT: SAFEGUARD in the water (5ml per gallon).
--MITES/LICE: Ivermec. only 1 drop on each area: neck, armpits, butt-area, ea. Leg.
BEHAVIOR: All 5 girls appear to be happy go-lucky. They come running to me when I call them. They peck and scratch in the dirt for bugs or lizards (but they rarely catch lizards).
TREATS: Occasional blueberries, vegetables – but mostly I stick to their chicken food.
I know chickens typically slow down egg production during HOT TEXAS summer. I also know they typically slow down during shorter daylight hours of TEXAS WINTER (now aprx 12hrs daylight). I’m prepared to put artificial light in the coop, but I have not yet.
