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Old 07-31-2013, 12:37 AM   #16
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I recently learned that while hens usually live about 8-10 years, they only lay eggs for 2 years. Our local animal shelter apparently has a ton of chickens in it, because all these hipsters thought it would be a great idea to have fresh eggs, but weren't prepared to slaughter the chicken for meat after it stopped laying.

What I'm saying is, slaughter one chicken out in the yard, and I bet the other two will start laying again post haste.
Yes, make an example.
Tell them to bring their production levels up to expectations, or repercussions will follow.
Public executions of undesirables may jump-start the machinery.
Inform them that the same fate awaits them if they are not careful.
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Old 07-31-2013, 03:45 AM   #17
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Get (or borrow) a rooster. Let him strut around acting all, well, cocky, for a week or two.
Although Zen couched the post in a comedy stylee (c'mon Zen, really?) this is a good solution. You'll need to find a local chicken group/ forum/ website, but there is always a surfeit of roosters. And they FIGHT. There's a good chance that someone will lend you a rooster once they have ascertained that Elizabeth is a responsible owner.

My chicken-keeping ex-colleague did the same when one of her hens started displaying rooster tendencies. She could not keep a rooster because of the proximity of neighbours, and because she prized eggs more than chicks, but a short stint was all that was needed.

Nature abhors a vacuum.
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Old 07-31-2013, 05:04 AM   #18
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Old 07-31-2013, 05:22 AM   #19
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I am immune to the puppy eyes.
Kitten eyes is better. Just not via Airmail.
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