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#1 08/20/2009 9:26 am
- Uppity Peon
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19 weeks and still no eggs....
I know I'm just too impatient, but I decided to give them a little kick in the #$$. I mixed and ounce and a half of cayenne into their layer feed!
Wish me luck!
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#2 08/20/2009 9:34 am
- Elite Silkies
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Re: 19 weeks and still no eggs....
I would give them another couple of weeks. Mine are 20-22 weeks and still not laying.
I might try the cayenne pepper.
Good Luck!
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#3 08/20/2009 9:39 am
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Re: 19 weeks and still no eggs....
Some breeds of chicken don't start laying till later. The pepper thing seems a little mean....... but if it works what the hey!
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#4 08/20/2009 9:48 am
- Domestic_goddess
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Re: 19 weeks and still no eggs....
Still young......I would be a little more patient! Good luck!!!
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#5 08/20/2009 7:39 pm
- Branderella
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Re: 19 weeks and still no eggs....
Did the pepper work??Did it hurt them?
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#6 08/20/2009 7:42 pm
- speckledhen
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Re: 19 weeks and still no eggs....
19 weeks is actually quite early. Try waiting till 40-45 weeks, like I did with a couple of mine!
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#7 08/20/2009 8:12 pm
- Uppity Peon
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Re: 19 weeks and still no eggs....
No, no eggs today. 
But to be perfectly honest, I wasn't expecting it to make them lay eggs, although I have read that some people believe cayenne or black pepper will sometimes increase production in laying hens and help with internal parasites.
They are still eating it. I don't think thay can taste cayenne. It will take about a week to use up the cayenne laced feed.
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#8 08/20/2009 8:29 pm
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Re: 19 weeks and still no eggs....
Don't feel to bad---My girls are 24 weeks old and I haven't had the first egg.. I have RIR, BR, BO, EE and Ameraucanas!!!
2 RIR, 2 BO, 1 BR, 11 true Ameraucanas, 2 Black Copper Marans --looking to add a few SLW, GLW and Blue Copper Marans --Oh, the Chicken Math!!!
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#9 08/20/2009 8:45 pm
- ChickenCat
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Re: 19 weeks and still no eggs....
You may have something with the cayenne! I hadn't thought about it til now, but I just started putting red pepper flakes my girls grain last weekend. And tada, I got the first egg yesterday, and they will be 19 weeks old this coming Saturday. Maybe the red pepper did kick someone's butt:lau:barnie
I have a good man ,2 QH horses 4 catahoula dogs,2 bantams ,23 black astralorps (1 yr olds), 9 Black Astralorps and 4 buff orpingtons ( 1 month old as of March 12). now have 18 chickies hatched by their mommas.
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#10 08/20/2009 8:48 pm
- Happy Chooks
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Re: 19 weeks and still no eggs....
Awwwww, you're () close. You will have eggs from the egg fairy soon.
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