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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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 Posted - Jun 16 2014 : 12:49:02 PM
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No not which came first.....
We have 6 chickens--4 Buffs and 2 Marans. Lately well several months now one of the Marans and I don't know which one is laying a tiny egg--almost every day. They both used to lay nice large eggs so I know she can do it. Marans lay dark eggs. Real pretty. The tiny eggs have no yolks. My question is, WHY! why does this happen and will it resolve itself? Help me please. MB
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Melina
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melina
USA
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Posted - Jun 24 2014 : 2:55:30 PM
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In my experience, it means she is slowing down and may stop laying soon. For good, not just for the season. How old is she?
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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Posted - Jun 24 2014 : 4:03:03 PM
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Melina, she is only one yr old. We got our chickens in March of last year. This has been going on for the past several months.
Puzzling to me. I separated them for 3 days and only the Buffs laid any eggs so I still cannot tell who the culprit is. MB
BTW I love your quote
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
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tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Jun 24 2014 : 5:50:00 PM
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get some chalk powder in a color much differant than your hens coloring ( differant color for each of the two differant hens), put it on the Maran's behinds, when the small egg layer , lays you will know by the chalk color...old age, very young and going sterile are all reasons for the small, yolkless eggs, plus inbreeding, if you got your hens from the same place, it could be that the breeder is inbreeding...
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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Barnyard Buddies: Chicken and Egg question |
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Chicken and Egg question
