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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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8 Production Reds, 7 EEs (1 roo), 4 GLWs, 3 SLWs (1 roo), 1 Silky cross roo.
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#2 08/20/2009 9:34 am
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
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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
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Re: 19 weeks and still no eggs....
Did the pepper work??Did it hurt them?
Mama to a Rhode Island Red, a Silver Laced Wyondette, an Easter Egger, and a Golden Sex-Link!
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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!
Cynthia
Mountain View Heritage Poultry
((Heritage Delawares and Blue/Black/Splash Orpingtons))
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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 Production Reds, 7 EEs (1 roo), 4 GLWs, 3 SLWs (1 roo), 1 Silky cross roo.
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#8 08/20/2009 8:29 pm
- Dixiedoodle
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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!!!
3 RIR, 2 BO, 3 BR, 2 Ameraucanas, 2 EE hens and one very sweet BO roo...
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#9 08/20/2009 8:45 pm
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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,6 bantams ,25 black astralorps
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#10 08/20/2009 8:48 pm
- new2chooks
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Re: 19 weeks and still no eggs....
Awwwww, you're () close. You will have eggs from the egg fairy soon.
I'm Kelly and I have 1 Husband, 2 children, a dog and 6 chickens (1 Light Brahma, 1 EE, 1 Barred Rock, 1 Buff Orpington, 1 Rhode Island Red, 1 Sicilian Buttercup) and 2 BR and 3 welsummer chicks.
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