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[Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

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> We have 5 hens (not yet a year old--so youngish) who normally produce 3-4
> eggs per day. These are meat birds, the ones I got off freecycle last New
> Year's Eve. ;)  Production is not as high as egg layers but still plenty.
> In
> the last week, we've only gathered up to 2 eggs per day, but in the last
> two
> days have not gathered any eggs.
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Hey Lisa,

Glad James replied, I'd meant to but the email got pushed down the list and
I forgot. Like James wrote, they could be molting. Or, it could just be a
coincidence.

Are your hens penned in? They could be laying somewhere else. One of mine
will make a nest in some crazy, hidden area and then, next day everyone will
lay there.

Or, could be a snake. I rarely have predators near the hens, but I find
guinea egg shells all over the place. Whatever raids the nests carries eggs
off.

I would be unusual that a coon or weasel comes and eats eggs in the day
time. (Assuming you gather every afternoon and don't leave eggs overnight.)

Rob - Va





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> Hope this finds you all well. Rob, thanks for the seeds.
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> Thanks,
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> Lisa
> sw VA
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