tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post5165672463062108350..comments2023-09-05T21:33:40.537+08:00Comments on Barb'sBackyard: Boring but Busy. Barb.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11383714327462070532noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post-43929129560499315142013-05-30T17:47:07.016+08:002013-05-30T17:47:07.016+08:00Hens not laying could be because they don't ge...Hens not laying could be because they don't get enough protein. Since I do not know what you are feeding them, I have no opinion of whether you feed them enough protein. The length of the day is more important than the temperature. I read that a snake can live in the straw underneath the hen...that gives me the creeps. I had exbf "fluff" the hens' bed every time he came to look for a snake. Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post-59782759298979935932013-05-27T10:21:26.003+08:002013-05-27T10:21:26.003+08:00Hi Linda. Yeah I thought of a snake or skink but ...Hi Linda. Yeah I thought of a snake or skink but still no eggs even after the fake one went and I'm sure that wouldn't have been good for whatever took it.<br />Chooks do eat slaters but also whatever else is in the gardens. I'm working on making each garden separate so I can pen them into an empty garden and have them worked on that way.<br /><br />Barb.Barb.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11383714327462070532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post-74173166871252359422013-05-27T09:41:26.440+08:002013-05-27T09:41:26.440+08:00It sounds as though you have been very busy, and i...It sounds as though you have been very busy, and it is all interesting. I would say your hens are laying if something took the fake egg. That sounds like a snake. It will unhinge its jaw to swallow an egg whole. So, look for a snake that is dead with an egg inside, wooden egg, that is. Will the chickens eat the slaters?Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com