I've had a hen lay an egg every day for a week, until yesterday. No egg today either. She just started laying, others will soon start too. Nothing has changed, same food, water, ext. Where did the eggs go??
Also, I have a Pekin hen who likes to dominate one or both of the Khaki hens. She is a week older, doesn't bother the Mallard hen who is 5wks younger. Peking hen will grab feathers on the other's back, under a wing and poke her over and over, won'[t let go. She does it in the water and out of it. She is 100% female, crisp quacks all the time, flat tail feathers, has bobbed her head to the Khaki drake for weeks. He doesn't like her though, he likes the Mallard, doesn't even notice the Khaki hens.
What is the Pekin hen doing and why?
Also, I have a Pekin hen who likes to dominate one or both of the Khaki hens. She is a week older, doesn't bother the Mallard hen who is 5wks younger. Peking hen will grab feathers on the other's back, under a wing and poke her over and over, won'[t let go. She does it in the water and out of it. She is 100% female, crisp quacks all the time, flat tail feathers, has bobbed her head to the Khaki drake for weeks. He doesn't like her though, he likes the Mallard, doesn't even notice the Khaki hens.
What is the Pekin hen doing and why?