posted 2 days ago
Nicole hit several things that can affect egg laying. The amount of food, weather, and age.
Given the poopy butt issues... I'm going to wonder if there is something causing stress. Poopy butt is most common in chicks due to stress from any number of sources but can also affect adults.
Possible reasons for poopy butt (which would also affect egg laying)
- Sickness / infection, keep in mind chickens will hide sicknesses very well
- Parasites, worms, mites, etc, these can be harder to determine, but I would recommend pumkin, zuchini, cucumber, or similar seeds. The seeds are said to help get rid of internal parasites. Diotomachious earth (I know I spelled that wrong) can help if it's mites.
- Too rich of food, this one surprised me... but given your list of foods, could be a possibility. If the food is out of balance it can actually cause stress and poopy butt and then affect egg laying.
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