I will do my best to make this brief. We had an Americuana Rooster, who was great at his job but just flat out dangerous. After months of trying to make him behave he had to go to freezer camp. This was in June.
We have four Americuana hens and 1 spotted sussex all almost 1 1/2 years old. The first time we let the girls free range without the rooster the spotted sussex took off (or something took her). Anyway we were left with the four hens and egg production is down to one egg a day from the four of them. In the hopes of maybe making this better we got two more young hens. They came yesterday and we got one laid an egg today. (we know its one of the new ones because our other four lay green eggs)
SO I dont know what to do. The rooster was in the same run as the hens so they were experienced by a rooster from day one. the two we just got had a rooster, we have someone willing to give us a very docile rooster. Is the egg drop off because the rooster is gone? Do they need stimulation from a rooster. Their diet is fine, they are healthy birds I just dont know what to do. My husband doesn't want to go through the rooster thing again or feed something that wont produce, but at this point we have four chickens that are "non producing" Should we get the new rooster?
We have four Americuana hens and 1 spotted sussex all almost 1 1/2 years old. The first time we let the girls free range without the rooster the spotted sussex took off (or something took her). Anyway we were left with the four hens and egg production is down to one egg a day from the four of them. In the hopes of maybe making this better we got two more young hens. They came yesterday and we got one laid an egg today. (we know its one of the new ones because our other four lay green eggs)
SO I dont know what to do. The rooster was in the same run as the hens so they were experienced by a rooster from day one. the two we just got had a rooster, we have someone willing to give us a very docile rooster. Is the egg drop off because the rooster is gone? Do they need stimulation from a rooster. Their diet is fine, they are healthy birds I just dont know what to do. My husband doesn't want to go through the rooster thing again or feed something that wont produce, but at this point we have four chickens that are "non producing" Should we get the new rooster?