Maybe the hens put their pointy little heads together and decided to hold out on me for a bigger piece of the action. They all want massages, too. Maybe my chickens are organizing (did you ever see Chicken Run? I love that movie).
Maybe they are just laying their eggs in the blackberry bushes now that it's warmer out. Time to lock them up in the coop for a few days until they get the hang of things again.
If some of them are first year hens, they could be moulting. My cochins are, and they were hatched in May, last year. I just bumped their protein, which should help them get through it faster.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, I think you've got a union organizer in their midst!!
Laura, the majority are first years! Thanks for the clue.
ReplyDeleteI think I read somewhere that adding fenugreek seed to their feed it might stimulate egg laying.
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