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Start feeding more healthy foods, abundant with nutrients, particularly calcium. This will help grow feather shafts back. Also, consider if your chicken might have an illness.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 11y agoUnless the chicken has mites or some other issue, the feathers will come back.
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∙ 8y agoIt is really up to the owner. Some people eat their chickens that no longer lay. We keep ours as pets. They still eat bugs and keep us entertained.
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∙ 8y agoThat depends on the person. Some people keep them and let them "retire", some use them as broodies, and some people process them.
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What age should you start feeding your hens laying food?
5 weeks :)
Is the cold weather a factor in my hens not laying?
Cold weather does effect a hens laying. when the temperature is below 55 degrees or so this can effect a hens production. Mainly though the reduction in hours of daylight causes hens to stop laying. Anything below 14 hours of daylight will cause a hen to stop laying.
Do you have to have a roaster to have laying hens?
No you dont
How do you get chickens to lay inside the coop?
Make laying boxes or nesting boxes for the hens to lay in. They should catch on to, and prefer the laying boxes on their own.
Do ALL hens make a noise when they lay an egg?
No, not all hens cackle while laying.
Do you a have a rooster to have laying hens?
no. they will lay without a rooster
What are egg laying chickens called?
Layers or Hens.
How many laying hens are there in the UK?
29 million
Will 2 Roosters with 4 Laying Hens slow egg production?
They shouldn't effect the process of laying eggs. It's always up to the hens attitude for that day.
Should a rooster be laying on the nest and obstructing the hens from laying?
Well yes. Sometimes the roosters sit on the nest to encourage the hen to go broody. But roosters don't lay!
How can you tell which of your hens are laying?
The hen who is laying will have an inflamed comb. When they stop laying or aren't laying yet, their combs become a pinkish-pale color.
Why does rooster kill your egg laying hens?
because its a chubnub.
