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  1. B

    One hen laying weird eggs?

    We have Brahma chickens, 2 sets and ages of hens. Our older hen (only 2 years old though!) has been laying less frequently and getting these bigger, paler and slightly misshapen eggs. What is happening? Shells aren't fragile or anything. She has always been a loud layer, regardless of what her...
  2. Livia Ammon

    High Egg Fatality Rate

    I have a Whiting True Blue hen who I wanted to hatch some eggs from, but at the first candleing, they all quit. I have seen her get bred by our rooster, so the eggs are fertile, but I noticed that her eggshells were on the thin side and she has a lot of calcium deposits in and on them. Any tips...
  3. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Worried Abut Aging Hen - Laying Issues

    I'd posted some months ago about my 6 y/o BO, who didn't start laying again with the others this Spring (they're all the same age). Well, since then, her lower abdomen started to become larger and firmer, with some give--but it seemed a bit troubling. Her comb and wattles didn't quite develop...
  4. onagadori

    Pakistani Mainwali Asil (Aseel) pair

    We have a young pair of Pakistani Mainwali Asils for sale. We are in North Texas. We can ship. Shipping quotes available upon request.
  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. MotherOfChickens

    GLW, Olive Eggers

    Hello! So my 2 Golden Laced Wyandotte pullets are 22 weeks old and their combs and wattles are brightly red, no squatting yet. How old were yours when they began laying? Also, my 2 Olive Egger pullets are also 22 weeks old and same, scenario, red combs and wattles no squatting yet. How old...
  7. B

    Egg Laying!

    Hi all, I posted back in June (I think!) that my lovely little runner or mix Peaches stopped laying. We are pretty sure she is still not laying almost 4 months later which is a little concerning. She is such a happy duck, she roams and forages all day, has access to fresh food, drinking water...
    • bowserduck
    • Thread
    • ducks eggs laying laying after molting
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. Grey Gables

    Hormone Implant in Chickens

    Hello! This is not an emergency, but my question still fits in this category I believe. I'm looking for people who have had experience with the hormone implant. I've done some searches on the forums and I'm not finding many firsthand accounts or details on how the implant is working out for...
  9. M

    Two of my hens have started laying!

    I have Easter Eggers, Black Copper Marans, and a Prairie Bluebell Egger. According to everything I'd read, that was the expected laying order. Apparently, my girls didn't get the memo, because one of our Marans has now laid three small eggs over the past week, and our Bluebell just laid a...
  10. 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...
  11. Horou

    About Egg Laying (Boba’s First Year?)

    Hi Backyard Chickens, earlier yesterday, we woke up to Boba’s first egg that she rolled to the front of the pen door and waited for us to pick up the “foreign object”. I’ve dubbed her eggs as “foreign object” only because when she was younger, I tried giving her plastic colour eggs, and she...
    • Horou
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    • egg advice laying pekin duck
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. MamaPoult

    Brahma Laying Capability Poll

    Hello all! So I purchased a dozen Brahmas for meat this spring but ended up loving them too much to eat😂! So right now we are considering switching out whole flock so Brahmas. The internet is giving me mixed answers on egg laying capabilities though. We are a family of 4 but do not eat eggs...
  13. crunchygranola

    My chickens laid their first egg!!

    I’m just so excited that I had to share! I’ve raised this chicks from two day old babies and finally, after all the hard work and turmoil and money well spent, I finally got my first egg! Its little and just so cute— I’m ecstatic! So proud of my girls! 🥰 (brown egg is a large-sized egg from...
  14. catx10

    Goose losing balance - due to too many eggs laid?

    We have a one year old female embden goose who has laid around 52+ eggs. She began laying on the 15th of Febuary and is still laying as of the 30th May 2024. In the past few days she has not been well, and keeps losing balance while walking. She walks and stumbles back (even when standing...
    • catx10
    • Thread
    • balance embden embden goose goose laying
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Geese
  15. Fluff Butt Faye

    What the?????

    Tiny got an egg stuck to her butt. Chipmunk just couldn't believe what she was seeing! The egg dropped off after a few loops around the run being chased by a very interested flock.🤣
  16. ourlittlecoop2022

    Please help! Excessive thirst & lethargy in hen

    Hi all, Our 3.5 year old laying hen was acting normally yesterday, but upon coming out of her coop this morning proceeded to drink water for about 10 minutes straight. She would not stop, even when we tried to lure her away with treats. We examined her and found some messy feathers around...
  17. MandS

    Egg trouble - possible lash or something else?

    Hi I've had many lash eggs from hens over the years. Most are the yellow cheesy type, varying in size and like a cooked egg mass (hardened puss). One of my hens, about 3.5 years old, stopped playing a few weeks ago. She's very active, no crop issues, loves her food, however she is thin and her...
  18. WaterfowlsPoultry

    Hen became a mom, First time having chicks, any tips?

    Hello everybody, I have a black australorp hen (I think) that layed eggs, sat on them for a while, we thought they would not ever hatch, and we were having issues because my cousin decided to grab random eggs and stuff them inside the nest where my chicken was, so now we don't know what's a...
  19. W

    Turkey hen playing dead?

    Today I came home to my turkey hen sitting in the nesting box, motionless, her face smooshed up to the corner of the wall (I couldn’t even see her head), legs splayed out abnormally. She looked dead. I called for my husband. We cautiously approached the motionless bird. Then she blinked and we...
  20. M

    How soon will quail lay after my chckens start laying??

    Hey I wasn’t sure where to put this little question so I’m sorry if it’s not in the right place. But I was wondering how soon your quail lay after your chickens start (if you have both) My chickens just started laying here and there. Some are some are not but I just wanted to know what that...
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