I have 4 chickens. They have a lovely coop large enough for 12 birds. They have an attached, fully enclosed run large enough for 20 birds. They also have access to our "tractor" yard with compost pile during the day, which we fenced off with 6' wire puppy playpen panels. And despite all...
I have a flock of 6. Three red sex link; 2 Buckeyes; 1 Buff Orpington. They are 1.5 years old and were raised together since day 1. The Buff Orpington, Buffy, went broody three weeks ago. She was sitting in the nest box for @ 48 hours. When she did come out, several of the others ganged up...
I have a mixed flock in the Pacific NW: 3 Red Sexlink; 1 Buff Orp.; and 2 Buckeyes. They are 17 mos. old. The Reds and Buffy are steady layers. The 2 Buckeyes have always been inconsistent. Dot lays normal eggs, but sporadically. She stopped laying in November and has not yet started...
I've never seen anything like that from my girls, and particularly not in the nest box. There has been some poop that's partially white, but this really looks alien in my very short experience.
My six girls are 29 weeks old. Five of the six are laying regularly. One of the Buckeyes only lays about every 3-4 days.
This morning I found five lovely eggs in the nest box ... and this! Should I be worried?