I'm having the same problem.5 laying hens and got only 4 eggs last week. No predator problem. someone suggested parasites and ill follow up on that. This is something I have not encountered before.
Well, they have good quality feed, clean water and calcium and the weather (here n Oregon) has cooled down. I think I'm going to worm them and see how that goes. Thanks for the response.
That's actually a nice looking coop. Dig or cut out the rotten wood and replace it with composite wood/plastic it might take some effort but you will never have to replace it again. we built our entire coop out of found lumber. Its 11 years old the gate is just now starting to get wobbly to...
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Just curious. Why wouldn't you try to over winter? If you succeed you'll have two (free) hives next spring. If not your hens can eat the dead bees next year. Win. Win.
You are right she is miserable and determined that everyone else be miserable. Bottom line, she needs a reminder that she can't trap and sell your property. Inform her that you have some rare and valuable breeding birds and if she steals them you will have no alternative but to take her to...
we added 4 hens to our flock of three about 3 weeks ago.Two of the new girls aren't laying yet. All was well, 4-5 egg s a day. Then, since about two weeks ago, only two hens are laying. We got 4 eggs in the past 7 days. All our hens are young though one appears to be starting A molt.
Any...
There is a long and pretty funny story to go with this but the end is that one of our 6 Wilco Farm Store hens hatched 4/19 is a roo. I might have considered this sooner if he had ever crowed but all his vocalizations (so far) have been lady chicken sounds.
Aside from this being the most...
I find the transparent roofing make the run to hot in summer. If you have a Habitat for humanity store or an up cycling store check them out I got 5 of the six sheets of corrugated tin I needed for $2.50 a sheet at habitat.
I built my coop out of reclaimed 4x4 cedar and crate material I got...