- Mar 26, 2011
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I am looking over the sticky article now about egg laying.... But I have to go to the store today and buy eggs!!!
We were getting more than we could eat, and all the hens werent even laying yet! NOW I am not getting enough. I am sure fall is the big culprit. I am bummed none the less....
I have 9 hens....I did have 11. 2 of my hens that were still laying reliably were killed by a passing by fox or coyote last week. (cries).
So I have 9 hens, 4 have been laying. One is broody, 1 is laying daily (my Maran) and the other 2 (EE and a banty cochin) just STOPPED. The rest have never even started laying. I got them all (except the broody hen) as dayolds back in mid March. It seems they should be old enough to lay. So out of the hens that have never laid I have: an EE, Cochin, Barred Rock, and a Silkie. They free range, and we have been checking out the area regularly to make sure they arent laying in the bushes (and they are not).
I am sure they will all get there eventually...but I just want to laugh (or cry?) as I write "eggs" on my shopping list today.......
We were getting more than we could eat, and all the hens werent even laying yet! NOW I am not getting enough. I am sure fall is the big culprit. I am bummed none the less....
I have 9 hens....I did have 11. 2 of my hens that were still laying reliably were killed by a passing by fox or coyote last week. (cries).
So I have 9 hens, 4 have been laying. One is broody, 1 is laying daily (my Maran) and the other 2 (EE and a banty cochin) just STOPPED. The rest have never even started laying. I got them all (except the broody hen) as dayolds back in mid March. It seems they should be old enough to lay. So out of the hens that have never laid I have: an EE, Cochin, Barred Rock, and a Silkie. They free range, and we have been checking out the area regularly to make sure they arent laying in the bushes (and they are not).
I am sure they will all get there eventually...but I just want to laugh (or cry?) as I write "eggs" on my shopping list today.......