So the plan, over a week ago now, was to keep them in the coop for a week and then start letting them out a few hours at a time, see how they do. We currently own a rooster, 2 (probably) mixed breed hens not laying yet, 3 8 month old brown leghorns, and a barred plymouth rock hen. All except the leghorns were purchased at auction 2 Saturdays ago, and the leghorns were purchased from a farm where they were 100% free range the following Monday.
The plymouth rock laid Monday for the first time while we were out getting the leghorns. The leghorns started laying Tuesday (all 3). After that, we were only getting 2 eggs a day from the legs, and 1 from the plymouth. Then this past Friday, nothing, and nothing until yesterday when the plymouth laid again (it's brown, so we know where that one comes from, LOL). But all 3 leghorns are now not laying. The last any of the 3 leghorns laid was Friday late. I had figured they were going to reset Sunday, but nothing, and nothing so far today.
When we first started this, we planned on having mostly pullets, so we had purchased grower feed. Once that plan went out the window with the purchase of the 3 layers, we switched to layer feed. We also went (Wednesday or Thursday) from feeding them a couple times a day, to having a feeder in the coop so they have the ability to eat whenever they want. We also have given them some treats, like corn cobs and some kitchen scraps.
So the big question is, should we let them out today, as planned? Or should we wait to see if the laying starts again? Just find it strange that all 3 leghorns stopped laying at the same time....
The plymouth rock laid Monday for the first time while we were out getting the leghorns. The leghorns started laying Tuesday (all 3). After that, we were only getting 2 eggs a day from the legs, and 1 from the plymouth. Then this past Friday, nothing, and nothing until yesterday when the plymouth laid again (it's brown, so we know where that one comes from, LOL). But all 3 leghorns are now not laying. The last any of the 3 leghorns laid was Friday late. I had figured they were going to reset Sunday, but nothing, and nothing so far today.
When we first started this, we planned on having mostly pullets, so we had purchased grower feed. Once that plan went out the window with the purchase of the 3 layers, we switched to layer feed. We also went (Wednesday or Thursday) from feeding them a couple times a day, to having a feeder in the coop so they have the ability to eat whenever they want. We also have given them some treats, like corn cobs and some kitchen scraps.
So the big question is, should we let them out today, as planned? Or should we wait to see if the laying starts again? Just find it strange that all 3 leghorns stopped laying at the same time....
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