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Chirping
- Apr 12, 2022
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We have & chickens, 4 20-month old EE, 2 8-month old White Leghorn and 1 8-month-old RI Red.
The 3 youngsters have been consistent in their egg-laying.
The older hens have endured their 1st molt and are now getting back into production.
All seemed to be going well until . . .
The weather turned downright nasty- snowy, windy and quite cold which lead them to choose to stay in their well covered run.
About 5 days ago, I discovered a frozen shell-less egg which had been pecked at (see attached photo).
2 days ago I discovered 2 partially frozen shell-less eggs.
This morning, as I approached the enclosure, I heard a very persistent tapping.
I opened the chicken door and only 5 hens came out and the tapping increased.
I peeked inside to see another shell-less egg being assaulted by the remaining 2 hens.
To quote Slim Pickens,"What, in the Wide World of Sports is a-goin' on here?"
Since the young'ns have been consistent in their production, I'm pretty sure the shell-less eggs are coming from an older hen (older hens?)
After their molt, does it take a while for the chickens to get back into the swing of producing a good shell?
The 3 youngsters have been consistent in their egg-laying.
The older hens have endured their 1st molt and are now getting back into production.
All seemed to be going well until . . .
The weather turned downright nasty- snowy, windy and quite cold which lead them to choose to stay in their well covered run.
About 5 days ago, I discovered a frozen shell-less egg which had been pecked at (see attached photo).
2 days ago I discovered 2 partially frozen shell-less eggs.
This morning, as I approached the enclosure, I heard a very persistent tapping.
I opened the chicken door and only 5 hens came out and the tapping increased.
I peeked inside to see another shell-less egg being assaulted by the remaining 2 hens.
To quote Slim Pickens,"What, in the Wide World of Sports is a-goin' on here?"
Since the young'ns have been consistent in their production, I'm pretty sure the shell-less eggs are coming from an older hen (older hens?)
After their molt, does it take a while for the chickens to get back into the swing of producing a good shell?
