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    Day ten, young hen still not laying

    Yeah, I would not worry about a 21 week old, she’ll get into her rhythm soon enough. And most of my girls insist on using the same nesting box-I think that’s really common. My EE has really become a very rare layer-she’ll lay two days that not lay for 20 or so. But she’s happy, she’s pooping and...
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    Hen stopped laying-help

    Hi Rockergirl, my EE went 18 days without laying, which prompted me to do a gynecological exam on her (filed fingernail down, used oil on my finger). I felt what felt like an egg, but didn’t touch eggshell directly, instead it felt like it was behind a membrane (maybe a chicken uterus?), the...
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    Sleeping standing up

    Quick question to the chicken community: do any other chickens (besides mine) spend a lot of time standing up overnight? I have a camera in the coop (because I’m obsessed with them) and I can check them any time in the middle of the night and, inevitably, one or more are standing up. Does anyone...
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    Day ten, young hen still not laying

    Thank you for taking the time to give me some advice, I will try to calm down about it. I suspect if this is still going on in another ten days I’ll have another panic attack 😂
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    Day ten, young hen still not laying

    Ultimately I’m fine with her not laying (although she lay these cute blue green eggs) since I wanted chickens because I wanted pet chickens, but really just worried that there may be something wrong with her. I keep feeling her body and checking out her butt, which she does not like at all, but...
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    Day ten, young hen still not laying

    Hi All, It is day ten and my EE, who started laying eggs on 2/11, is on day ten without laying. I really am getting concerned. We have plenty of sunlight, she’s not molting, and seems happy and healthy. She’s eating, and drinking, and pooping. But ten days without laying an egg after she laid...
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    Hen stopped laying-help

    Thanks! Really trying not to!
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    Hen stopped laying-help

    Hello, Hoping someone here can help. My EE has been laying sing 2/11. She was a pretty consistent layer, 5-6 days on, 1 day off. She stopped laying 4 days ago. I have scoured the run and the coop-no eggs and no sign of eggs. I have a camera in there and can watch the nesting box. She’ll go...
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    First eggs, but no oyster shells

    Good to know-thanks so much for the advice!
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    First eggs, but no oyster shells

    Good to know! Thank you!
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    First eggs, but no oyster shells

    They are on grower feed, with some chick feed mixed in. I bought a bag of layer feed but didn’t want to give it to them until they started laying.
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    First eggs, but no oyster shells

    Hi All, My EE laid her first eggs (one yesterday and one today) and I found them in a corner this evening. I had not been giving any of my girls oyster shells or laying feed because none of them have been laying. Now that Agatha is laying, I will try to feed her some oyster shell tomorrow...
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