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    Hens on STRIKE!!!

    Update.....Yesterday I harvested 31 eggs which was a accumulation of about 4 or 5 days. So looking back, I THINK that the problem was low calcium. A week or so after they went on strike, I noticed that their oyster shell container was low, not empty, just low so I filled it up. Two days later...
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    Hens on STRIKE!!!

    Thank you for offering these suggestions! There has not been any lighting changes other than what is naturally occurring due to seasonal changes. Right now we are getting about 11 hrs of sunlight per day. If have looked all over for hidden nests to no avail. The hens are confined to the coop...
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    Hens on STRIKE!!!

    Thank for your thoughts! They finished their soft molts about the time their production increased to 3 to 4 eggs per day.
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    Hens on STRIKE!!!

    Both the coop and the run are 64 sf. They have access to both areas 24 hrs per day.
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    Hens on STRIKE!!!

    I have 8 Barred Rock hens all just under 2 yrs old which just quit laying eggs. All last year up until December they were laying 7 to 8 eggs per day. Over the winter the production dropped to 1 to 2 eggs per day and then about a month ago I was getting 3 to 4 eggs per day. Then like a light...
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