laying

  1. MamaPoult

    Led vs. Incondescent

    Hi, I have a quick questian. What do you guys use light wise in your coop for your laying hens? We live off grid with a generator and small battery bank and the led bulbs draw a lot less than the incondescent bulbs but when I use led my girls stop laying, yet my bro uses that and his lay!!🤷‍♀️...
  2. quailsaurus

    Egg laying season for Bobwhites in Atlanta

    Hi, everyone. This is my first year with bobwhite quails and I was wondering about when I should expect them to start laying eggs. I am feeding them Purina gamebird layer crumble with crushed oyster shells both in different feeders. I am in the Atlanta area and they have what I think is enough...
    • quailsaurus
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    • atlanta bobwhite bobwhite egg eggs laying quails
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    • Forum: Quail
  3. FatherFalcon

    Encouraging Laying Quail…

    Ideally... in my mind's eye In small spaces; Free roam/greenhouse/etc....... Aviary/ Runs/ Pens/ Hutch/Nesting box; safe place to lay an egg away from Roo’s area coverage ( a dark spot to hide) Rollout cage: forced conditions and no choice to lay in place Give the Roo’s a time of separation...
    • FatherFalcon
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    • eggs jumbo cortunix quail laying meat bird quail
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Quail
  4. H

    Egg remaining in quail for two days -- Should I be concerned?

    I have four layers and three of them have been laying consistently for several weeks now (Special thanks to Nabiki for the help!) One of them seems to be laying sporadically, and I haven't been able to figure out which one. However, I noticed two days ago that one of them, Venus, has a hard...
    • HutchButch
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    • eggs help laying quail
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Quail
  5. BoomChickWow

    Nesting box war

    This morning one of my nesting boxes looked like a crime scene. I have 3 nesting boxes open and 5 hens. 2 of them have been laying for a while and 2 just started laying. I know it was my 3 oldest fighting over this one box. One of them ended up laying on the drop board in the coop which has...
  6. M

    BLW not laying at 9months

    Hi all, I have seven Blue Laced Wyandottes that were hatched around Easter this year (mid-April). One’s a rooster, so six hens. Most of them are pretty dark, but two of the hens have lighter/almost lavender feathers with red lace. Those two, the lighter ones, started laying about a month ago...
  7. C

    Laying yolk and membrane separately

    Hello, everyone, My 20-month-old hen Harriet has been having egg issues since about June when one of her sisters died from what we suspect was also egg related. She had been sporadically laying "rubber eggs" in addition to laying hard shell eggs. I took her to the vet in late Sept. when she...
  8. Kel60

    First Egg in november?

    So my girl sweepea who hatched out around February just laid her first egg, in November for some inexplicable reason. I know sometimes out of season things can be a sign of problems should I be concerned? Or is she just being weird? Shes a bronze breasted turkey as far as I know. one thing...
    • Kel60
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    • eggs laying turkey
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Turkeys
  9. C

    Laying Flock of Black Australorps, April 2023 Hatch

    Located in the Tampa Bay Area. 9 Australorp Hens and 1 very active Rooster. All sorted for confirmation, personality and breed standard. Majority are laying as of 3 weeks ago... several more to kick in. They are equal to my Rhode Island Reds in egg quality. Perfect for someone selling hatching...
  10. S

    Hen restarted laying after 8 months!

    Hi Everyone, Something strange happened today. This March, our 2-year old barred rock, Mike, stopped laying. We weren't sure why. Today, eight months later, she layed. It's torpedo-shaped, and looks like it was a labored lay. I'm just curious--what would cause her to stop laying for...
  11. Skibum

    Corrected impacted crop chicken still not laying

    I have an Easter Egger hen who had an impacted crop for somewhere between a few days to up to a week. It took about 3 days to correct once I discovered it but it might have been a few days before I noticed. She’s still thinner than my other Americana but not super thin. I don’t believe she has...
  12. H

    My 5 month old white Chinese goose is laying now

    I’m just curious my goose just started laying.. she layed a soft shelled and a hard shell the other day.. how often should I be looking to get an egg? I tried to research but it only tells me how many they could lay a year.
    • Htraeger
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    • goose laying white chinese
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    • Forum: Geese
  13. L

    Egg production stopped

    Our OG layers were born last August (7 of them), so they are now just over a year old. Two months ago we picked up a turkey and a silkie. They integrated well into the flock. We picked up more layers at a swap a month ago (7 new-to-us hens, within laying age). In addition, we picked up...
  14. Chicken6000

    Rooster & Hen Mated

    Hen Breed: Black Australorp Age: 23 weeks Rooster Breed: N/A Age: 23 weeks They both mated today (I know this because I've looked and done research especially since they are both hitting maturity) I have a few questions about this however 1. Is there any way to make her attracted to a nesting...
  15. snkjohnson

    all 8 hens stopped laying suddenly

    Hello! I have 8 hens who have decreased in production the last couple of weeks and have laid nothing for the past few days. Light is still sufficient, water and food readily available. They are not free-range but have lots of room. Hasn't been too hot, and they have plenty of shade. Otherwise...
  16. B

    First Egg!

    One of the 19 week old laid an egg yesterday and hasn’t laid another one today. Is this normal?? They’re all eating and walking around fine, but there’s no egg today.
  17. M

    Laying while roosting

    I have six hens. Two Americana, one black australorp, three isa brown. They are two years old and each lay an egg a day. One chicken is laying her egg in the day while roosting. Not sure which hen but not the Americanas. This is new or different behavior from last year. I have three nest...
  18. B

    Denver, CO - Five friendly, young laying chickens! Need a new home.

    Five beautiful, healthy and friendly chickens looking for a new home. We are moving and sadly can't take our girls. We have 2 grey Orpingtons, 1 black Orpington, 1 light Brahma and 1 partridge Cochin. They were all born in April of last year and are the sweetest things! They will eat from your...
  19. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Dealing with Bullies: Separation Pen and Egg Laying

    My 4+ y/o RIR, Willy Honka, is a great chicken.... most of the time. However, since this time last year, when my BO Glory starts to molt and blood feather nubs start showing up around her vent/rear end, Willy Honka becomes OBSESSED with plucking and pecking them. Inevitably, this causes bleeding...
  20. M

    20 Wk Hen Multiple Soft Shelled Eggs Per Day

    Detailed numerical questions from the sticky listed at the bottom. Issue is our 20 week old Sapphire Gem is having really odd laying problems. We thought perhaps it was numerous chickens but finally caught her laying 3 soft eggs in one day recently. She acts normal outside of randomly laying...
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