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    Official BYC Poll: How Do You Optimize Your Hens' Egg-Laying Capabilities?

    No idea who it was. The trail cams have caught bunnies and squirrels running around but no humans. I didn't get them up right away. The padlocks were on almost a week before the cameras were active.
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    Official BYC Poll: How Do You Optimize Your Hens' Egg-Laying Capabilities?

    No snow at my elevation yet. Yes I am in Colorado. The snow thief was in 2018 I think. Shoot it could have been 2017.... I gather as often as possible. I do lose many to freezing since I work outside the home. Hubs has retired so I am hoping to have better luck with him being able to check too.
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    Official BYC Poll: How Do You Optimize Your Hens' Egg-Laying Capabilities?

    Straight up it's selfish, inconsiderate people. Hungry people would ask. It's not the first round of this stuff. In 2018 or 19 hubs kept saying things like "it is winter." " the birds are just old." I knew better. The proof was in the footprints in fresh snow going through the yard straight to...
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    Official BYC Poll: How Do You Optimize Your Hens' Egg-Laying Capabilities?

    Yes. Once my pullets started to lay I was getting 16-18 eggs a day. Yesterday was 2 still warm from being laid. I put the lock back on and today's count is 13. I have 22 old enough to lay so 2 is not acceptable.
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    Official BYC Poll: How Do You Optimize Your Hens' Egg-Laying Capabilities?

    Adding an extra emphasis on coop security against predators. My current flock has 22 females of laying age. There are 11 pullets with the rest heading into molt. I have been consistently getting 16-18 eggs a day for at least 6 weeks now as the pullets came into lay. Today just 2 and both...
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