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We bought some at the store that were all brown, free "roam" eggs, and they had nice dark yolks, so until the strike is over I think I will buy those. The best store boughts yet...
 
My hens are still in later molting stages, but they never stopped laying completely. They just slowed way down. I give them a soybean meal supplement to boost protein while molting. Probably a higher protein feed would be better, but the regular feed's $8.50 a 50lb bag, and the 20% feed is $14, so I still have soybean meal left from last year, I just add some of that every day. It was 49 for 50lbs., and it lasts a long time, I only give a few handfuls a day mixed with the regular layer feed.

I was gone for 2 weeks, and forgot to tell my DH to add the soy meal, they slowed way down while I was gone. They're picking back up now that I'm home and they're getting the soy again. We don't add artificial light, they lay fine once they get through the fall molt. They free range, so they get natural sunlight daily. Unless it's really cloudy or stormy, anyway.

Last year we had some really bad quality feed, they stopped laying and we didn't get eggs for nearly 4 months. We found a new feed dealer, he told me about the soy meal. I started giving them that and they were laying again in about 3 days.
It was just before winter solstice, so the day length was at it shortest when they started laying again. I'm certain the protein is what made the difference. I didn't add it from spring until late summer, just before they started molting, because they get lots of bugs in warm weather.
 
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What brand are they? These were supposed to be cage free eggs, but they were pretty dull in color. If I could find ones that were comparable, I would buy them until the girls get back on track. Looking at the egg, I am trying to decide if it is a pullet egg. It is brown and the only brown layers I have are the 7 orp hens and the rir pullet. It is bigger than my girls first pullet egg (I blew it out and kept it!) But smaller than a regular sized egg. Maybe i have a new layer?
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Tell mom to stop over I will give her some Free Ranged eggs if you want, In a Variety of Colors and Sizes. Just dont think the white ones came from the store. Just tell her to be carefull I might put a couple of potential layers in her car, so these broodies can get back to work, Typical women think just because they hatch a couple chicks it entitles them to a couple weeks off.
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No, I wouldn't mind the blue eggs just no cochins! I love Boss dearly, but me and all my chickens will be out on the curb thumbing a ride if I got any more!
I bet the kittens are big now!
 

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