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ok so my quail are all about 6 weeks old now and I haven't seen a egg yet. when are these bad boys suppose to start laying? I have read everywhere from 4 weeks all the way up to 16 weeks. when do your ladys start laying?
when are your ladys start to lay
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Do you have them under artifical light? They need it this time of year to lay.
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Yes I do is there a specific ratio of hours on to off?
16 hours of daylight, I had some hens lay at 6 weeks to the day, others not until about 10.
If you leave the light on 24 hours a day often the stress of it will keep them from laying. Make sure to put the light on a timer.
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uhhhh, you mean, "bad girls", right?
James
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hey just wanted to give you all an update they have started to lay!
I leave a timer on my heat lamps for dusk. They lay ;3 My 4 month old cockeral just started crowing. The timer wasn't set today so it scared me when my rooster crowed at 4 AM. My pullets will will lay in 3 months
Heat lamps are dangerous, if you are lighting up layers you should only be using a full spectrum non heat producing bulb. If there is heat in the cage they won't grow sufficient down to protect them from your weather, then when the power goes out or the heat kicks off they freeze to death. They don't need any kind of heat unless you live in the arctic circle or the north pole.
Ah, okay. I just don't want their combs getting frostbite. The lamps are 15ft away. I have lamps that dont produce heat in there.
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