Our OG layers were born last August (7 of them), so they are now just over a year old.
Two months ago we picked up a turkey and a silkie. They integrated well into the flock.
We picked up more layers at a swap a month ago (7 new-to-us hens, within laying age). In addition, we picked up another turkey, a peafowel and two roosters of different breed.
Every single one of our OG hens has stopped laying. We had three that were faithful daily layers, and the other four were almost daily layers.
We’re lucky to get two eggs a day now from a couple of the new flock hens.
Nobody is sick, they’re not lethargic… we have six boxes (so I’d assume adequate space for them to lay), nobody is fighting, no egg eaters and we just turned them back out to free range.
What gives?
Two months ago we picked up a turkey and a silkie. They integrated well into the flock.
We picked up more layers at a swap a month ago (7 new-to-us hens, within laying age). In addition, we picked up another turkey, a peafowel and two roosters of different breed.
Every single one of our OG hens has stopped laying. We had three that were faithful daily layers, and the other four were almost daily layers.
We’re lucky to get two eggs a day now from a couple of the new flock hens.
Nobody is sick, they’re not lethargic… we have six boxes (so I’d assume adequate space for them to lay), nobody is fighting, no egg eaters and we just turned them back out to free range.
What gives?