Rural/Farm Life

mopinko

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3. mine are misbehaving also.

Fri Jul 26, 2013, 07:01 PM

Jul 2013

not that bad, but 5-7 being more normal that 10, which is one each. had 2 hens go broody/insane, and stir up the whole damn hen house.
i have a couple hiders, and think i might have a cannibal. right now she is in the henpecked hospital getting over her rooster burn. i think she was long term deficient from feather plucking. i will give her till the end of her confinement to straighten up. (also have been told that some of my shorty fans sometimes just have to have an egg. i am cool with that.)

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Any idea why our chickens are only laying one egg when we usually got 9-10. We think it is the [View all] jwirr Jul 2013 OP

are they free range? Kali Jul 2013 #1

I'd bet first on the heat... hlthe2b Jul 2013 #2

mine are misbehaving also. mopinko Jul 2013 #3

Going thru molt reduces eggs dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 #4

Our chickens are free range but they are in a fenced area as we live in the woods. We have 12 jwirr Jul 2013 #5

What part of the country do you live in? bvar22 Jul 2013 #6

We live in NE MN. The chickens are confined at night in a storage size shed but have access to jwirr Jul 2013 #7

Love the Arrowhead. bvar22 Jul 2013 #8

Here in the South, almost all free range chickens reduce their laying during the heat of summer. fasttense Jul 2013 #9

I give them protein womanofthehills Jul 2013 #10

Be careful about the extra protein fasttense Jul 2013 #11

Cool Chicks HealUS Dec 2013 #12