egg laying

  1. M

    Entire flock not laying

    I have a mixed flock of 24 hens, 3 roosters. 16 of our hens are a year old and laying, 8 are still too young. We mix our own feed-same recipe each time and it is 20% protein. Throughout the winter, we were getting anywhere from 9-14 eggs/day. This past Saturday, we didn’t get any eggs. Sunday...
  2. Just started raising chickens? What breed do I start with? From hatching eggs to chicks to hybrids from pullets, Today, we will find out what to do!

    Just started raising chickens? What breed do I start with? From hatching eggs to chicks to hybrids from pullets, Today, we will find out what to do!

    Hello everyone! So, are you looking into buying yourself your first chooks? Or are you just wanting to try some different breeds? Well today we will discuss… • Should I hatch my eggs? • Are chicks the best to start? •Hybrids or heritage, which ones are worth it? •Please note• Most if not...
  3. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Egg Laying Behavior in 6 y/o Hens - Should I be concerned?

    My small mixed flock of four hens is a couple months shy of 6 years old. I'm noticing more quirks early on in this laying season. Below are their egg laying behaviors with some questions: Darla - EE: she started this season with a prolific bang (2 days on/1 day off), however, yesterday she...
  4. KelsT

    Malnourished or starved hens, once they recover will they lay normally?

    Malnourished or starved hens, once they recover will they lay normally? The question kinda sums it up but once a rescued hen or flock recovers will they lay again as they would normally? We are assuming no illness.
  5. Muser

    Chicken is a freeloader!

    I don't really mind that she's a freeloader, she's beautiful, but when can I expect her to start laying again? A few factors: She's a Brahma x Buff Orpington. We had her at a few months old in Spring. She laid around 15 eggs and became broody. We let her hatch out chicks late July. After the...
  6. Butt_Nugget_Hut092

    18 Week Old Pullets | Mixed Breeds | Laying Age Question

    Hi, So I was hoping someone could give me an estimated time frame in which these chicken breeds start laying. I know the general rule that is seen most often is between 18 to 24 weeks, but that's not a true statement for different breeds of chicken. Various breeds have different time frames. So...
  7. Lhynes1478

    New laying hen pacing in and out of coop

    Question. My Blue Andalusian hen (far left in pic) is the first to start laying out of all of my 24wk old hens. She has laid about 4 eggs since Wednesday, but all day she goes just in and out of the coop to the run and then lays down in the nest box and repeats it over and over. She lays her...
  8. Muser

    Broody hen - when will she start laying again?

    I have a currently Brooding Orpington x Brahma hen. It's her first time looking after chicks and she's done an amazing job. The chicks are 8 weeks old and she's still protecting them/sitting over them in the coop (there's 7 of them and they can't all fit under her, despite trying!) but she's...
  9. V

    Looking for first egg free ranging

    My pullets are 15 weeks old and some are starting to get bright red/bigger combs and waddles. (Mainly my cinnamon queen a couple silver laced wyandotte.) They normally free range all day, but as they get closer to time to lay their first eggs, I would like to know! Should I keep them in the...
  10. Lucashens

    Multiple eggs a day then no eggs!

    Hi all, We have 4 hens, however the other day we had 7 eggs laid, 5 the next and now a day of no eggs at all. The nest was definitely checked regularly so no eggs from previous days. Is this normal? Should we be worried? I've tried looking this up but can't see what the cause could be. I do...
  11. Normal Anatomy (Dorsal View with Gory Pictures) of an Adult Female Coturnix Quail

    Normal Anatomy (Dorsal View with Gory Pictures) of an Adult Female Coturnix Quail

    Have you ever cut open a sick or dead bird only to discover you don't know what 'normal' is? You can't diagnose pathology if you can't tell what is abnormal. Here's a labeled photo diagram of what a normal young adult laying coturnix quail hen looks like from the dorsal (top) view. The spine...
    • Susan Skylark
    • Article
    • 1 min read
    • anatomy developing follicles dorsal view egg development egg laying poultry anatomy quail anotomy reproductive tract
    • Category: Quail
  12. Emrosenagel

    Jersey giant layed an egg at 18 weeks

    Hello! I’ve got four jersey giants that are 18 weeks old. One of them matured very quickly, she’s had a big comb and wattles for a few weeks, bright red. And today, she layed an egg! My question is, should I be concerned about any reproductive problems with her, since she is starting laying...
  13. L

    Help with egg laying!

    Hey everyone, We have 28 hens and 4 oosters (1 brahma and 3 silkie roos and might re-home 2 roos) and 6 ducks (2 male 4 females) in a 50'x50' covereed/enclosed run with a 10'x18' chicken coop and a small separate duck house inside the run. The birds are roughly 20.5 weeks old with a hatch date...
  14. Dogle08

    Easter Egger

    One of my Easter eggers laid her first egg 8 days ago but none since. Is this normal? We are first time chicken tenders so still learning. My barred rock laid one the same day and has laid 3 others since then.
  15. B

    Chicken acted like it laid an egg but didn't? it's too early??

    I have a blue Gem who is approximately 18 weeks old. The past two weeks she's been significantly louder but i thought it was because of the heat ( we're 3 weeks in 105 degree weather). Today I heard "bawking" for the first time, I ran outside to find the blue gem ontop of her chicken coop laying...
  16. G

    Duck stopped laying eggs since taking glucosamine supplement- is this normal?

    Hello. My Indian runner duck has stopped laying eggs since taking glucosamine supplement- is this normal? Thanks 🙏
    • Gallyandrews
    • Thread
    • duck egg laying glucosamine
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. M

    Hens stopped laying eggs in the box

    Hello friends, one of our hens died in a previously very popular nesting box a few months ago. Ever since all our hens have refused to lay eggs in there. We thoroughly cleaned the box multiple times but they won’t go in it. Instead they all squeeze into the remaining two nesting boxes...
  18. D

    Do we have a bully problem? Leghorns stopped laying

    I'm investigating two possibilities, this is the first; recently (2024/04/30) I got 3 hens: two white leghorns and one Amber star. They are all within 3weeks age and the amber star started laying small but, cute eggs. Three days at her new home, the bigger legorn started laying too on the 3rd...
  19. S

    How to get my girl to start laying again

    Quick question. My girl just turned a year old and has had her first molt like maybe 1 or 2 months ago. It's somewhat chili still but after her molt she went right back into laying eggs. However I want to say she's stopped laying for a whole 2 weeks now or just about. I've been feeding...
  20. Olive_Egger

    Cream Legbars not laying!!

    We got our chicks in late april, and three of them (2 Cream Legbars, 1 Brahma) haven’t started laying. I’m less concerned about the brahma since from my experience they’re just plain weird and do whatever they feel like. The legbars, though? My last one did a great job of laying and was the...
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