19 and a half weeks old and still no eggs :( egg countdown anyone??

[idahobird]

23 Weeks and still nothing I know its getting alot cooler at night that probably doesn't help.....

 

[blondiebee181]

23 Weeks and still nothing I know its getting alot cooler at night that probably doesn't help.....

WELCOME FELLOW IDAHOAN! Rhoise on here is also from Idaho! You're close! Are they squatting and checking out the nests? Do they have big, fat, red combs and wattles? You would be surprised chickens generally handle cold better than heat. What will take it's toll on a chickens laying is the amount of daylight. Chickens need at least 13 hrs. of daylight to lay. I myself will be giving my girls the coming winter off...some people light their coops, but this will burn the birds out much faster. I'm bumed though because my ducks are younger than my chickens and aren't due to lay until late October/early November and there is a chance they will wait entirely until next Spring

Sucks, because duck eggs are supposed to be stellar to bake with...good luck!

 

[Rhoise]

Yeah, I've had that talk with mine hahahahaaaa! Especially my RIR, Ginger. She's nasty! While the others engaged in some dominance pecking when I first integrated my 2 ducks, they have mostly gotten things ironed out except her! She purposefully chases the poor things for sport! Unless I catch her and then chase her with the squirt bottle. Her new nickname is "Crockpot" because I keep threatening to cook her. Little demon!

UGGH I have a bully bratt or two in my group as well!! so far managable but "Rhody" and "Gertie" may be living together in a seperate coop if they don't get with the program!! I'm gonna isolate them in a 350* oven!!!!

 

[7 Biddies]

UGGH I have a bully bratt or two in my group as well!! so far managable but "Rhody" and "Gertie" may be living together in a seperate coop if they don't get with the program!! I'm gonna isolate them in a 350* oven!!!!

Oooooo. Talk about a time out!

 

[Quahog]

My girls don't squat at all... even the ones that are laying. Maybe they just don't think I'm rooster-ey enough...

I have 2 out of 11 laying so far,

Hee Hee I must be very rooster-ey When I get home from work all nine chicks come running and line up!

 

[Jebyballard]

I went through the same thing. I posted and queried and my boyfriend joked that we had the world's only flock of 25 rare breed, no-egg-laying-chickens and then it happened. One day there was one, small, perfect egg. Then one day there was one more... until I as getting 5 eggs a day. Then the weather got hot here in Texas again and the egg production stopped. The only other key that I found was that the egg production began days after I put down a layer of DT. It may or may not be connected but I know tha tI had tried everything up to that point from the feed to the light to the oyster shell and worked exhaustively to make it happen. I don't think there are any accidents. If they're not laying, they're not ready... no matter how old they are... or there may be parasitic issues.

But... those issues aside... they will lay eggs. They can't hold them in forever

 

[RedIII]

YAAAYY congrats everyone getting their first eggs!

I went through the same thing. I posted and queried and my boyfriend joked that we had the world's only flock of 25 rare breed, no-egg-laying-chickens and then it happened. One day there was one, small, perfect egg. Then one day there was one more... until I as getting 5 eggs a day. Then the weather got hot here in Texas again and the egg production stopped. The only other key that I found was that the egg production began days after I put down a layer of DT. It may or may not be connected but I know tha tI had tried everything up to that point from the feed to the light to the oyster shell and worked exhaustively to make it happen. I don't think there are any accidents. If they're not laying, they're not ready... no matter how old they are... or there may be parasitic issues.

But... those issues aside... they will lay eggs. They can't hold them in forever

I made the remark less than a day before I found my first eggs that I must have gotten defective chickens. They must have heard me.

UGGH I have a bully bratt or two in my group as well!! so far managable but "Rhody" and "Gertie" may be living together in a seperate coop if they don't get with the program!! I'm gonna isolate them in a 350* oven!!!!

My RIR is competitive, but I have other chickens are are meaner than her, by far. She does have an attitude, but I pick her up a lot and give her cuddles (whether she likes it or not, hehehe) Maybe it helps humble her?

WELCOME FELLOW IDAHOAN! Rhoise on here is also from Idaho! You're close! Are they squatting and checking out the nests? Do they have big, fat, red combs and wattles? You would be surprised chickens generally handle cold better than heat. What will take it's toll on a chickens laying is the amount of daylight. Chickens need at least 13 hrs. of daylight to lay. I myself will be giving my girls the coming winter off...some people light their coops, but this will burn the birds out much faster. I'm bumed though because my ducks are younger than my chickens and aren't due to lay until late October/early November and there is a chance they will wait entirely until next Spring

Sucks, because duck eggs are supposed to be stellar to bake with...good luck!

I don't use a light for mine in the winter. I had a BR pullet last winter that started laying in January and laid quite faithfully until a raccoon got her. Lousy varmint.

It's funny you say rooster-ey enough, i read these posts about people chasing their chickens around and can't herd them in the pen when they need to, or bribe them with treats...Since my girls were a few weeks old i always just give them the stare and gentle step in the direction I want to drive them and they go!! I like to think of myself as a majestic Border Collie type hee hee, not Roostery!!!! hahahhaha The goofy girls won't let me cross the yard with out tripping because they throw themselves at my feet LOL LOL

I consider myself a "chick magnet" type. When I go out into the garden, I'm tripping over the chickens that swarm around me, and I get some new "love marks" on my neck from them perching on me while I work. It usually goes like this:

"Excuse me. Gotta move. S'cuse me."
"BRAAAAAWWr baaawk bawk bawk bawk!"
"Better move. Beep beep."
"SQUAWK!"
"Sorry. I told you to move."

 

[zooweemama]

Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed...one single duck egg a day. I figured out which ducks: Welsh Harlequins and they are 19 weeks old. My 22 week ducks NOT laying yet lol. Neither are my almost 24 week old heritage breed Buff Orps....

TODAY though was our first 2 egger day from the ducks! At least someone (er someTWO) is putting out.

 

[IndyBlue]

Okay so I had my first two eggs over a week ago. A week later and I get two eggs a day! I'm waiting for my other 9 ladies to catch up!! I would have thought by now they would know what to do!!

 

[zooweemama]

Quote: Originally Posted by zooweemama Can I join? I have 11 laying ducks: 19 and 22 weeks old. Monday we got out first egg. And Tuesday and Wednesday one each on those days too. So 3 eggs so far. I have various age chickens: 12-16 weeks and then four 23 week olds. No eggs on those 23 weekers?? Want me some eggs! Excuse my typos. Sent from my iPhone. Oooh! I have two 2-month old Indian Runners and I'm excited for them to start. Maybe you or Nelson could answer some questions though...Do ducks generally start around the same age as chickens? If so that will put my girls the beginning of November (just in time for holiday baking! ) BUT, I hear that chickens need at least 13 hours of daylight to lay in the winter, is it the same with ducks? I'm thinking of a solar power light for the coop, but my ducks have a seperate house. What color will Runner ducks lay? I have one F+W and one black and they are gorgeous and sweet! Love my ducks, they are worth the bit of extra mess.

I'm getting duck eggs this week!
My 19 week olds are laying - it does not appear that my 22 week old ducks are though. From Sun-Wed one egg a day. Thursday 2 eggs. Today? 5 eggs! We discovered we were letting them out too early. 3 of today's eggs were laid after 9am. We're letting them out at 9am. So we moved their out time to 10am today and it paid off!

We won't be using lights with our birds at all so I can't answer the light question. Sorry


Excuse my typos. Sent from my iPhone.