26 1/2 weeks and Still NO Eggs...

[Chica Lady]

What gives????

 

[Den in Penn]

Sometimes they take a while to mature. What are they eating? Do they free range?

 

[chookalina]

beats me... I am waiting too! is this how men felt in the waiting room 50 years ago???

 

[Chica Lady]

Sometimes they take a while to mature. What are they eating? Do they free range?

Den.... they free range all day and i feed them starter 2X a day. Also, I have a hen that does lay, but has stopped. I guess a bunch of peoples hens stopped laying. is it the time of year or something?

beats me... I am waiting too! is this how men felt in the waiting room 50 years ago???

Chook..... No, this is how I feel at the restaraunt when I'm waiting too long for my food. Im getting hungry, can we hurry it up here a little?

How you feel while waiting for eggs in the bator, that's how men felt 50 years ago.....lol

 

[Den in Penn]

Feeding them starter will make no difference to when they start. The point of asking about free ranging is that new layers can find places to lay other then the nest boxes we want them to lay in. I'd start watching where they go and look for places they might find to lay in. The hen that stopped, may have decided the youngins found a good spot and is making her deposit there, or she is going into molt.

 

[Chica Lady]

Feeding them starter will make no difference to when they start. The point of asking about free ranging is that new layers can find places to lay other then the nest boxes we want them to lay in. I'd start watching where they go and look for places they might find to lay in. The hen that stopped, may have decided the youngins found a good spot and is making her deposit there, or she is going into molt.

Thanx Den..... They all like to hang out under the shed. It is up on blocks, and I check with a flashlight under there daily. The only thing I see under there is alot of bathing spots, but no eggs. Jackie may be going into molt. She looks a little frazzled, but no more than what she usually looks like from Big Boy getting onto her.

 

[Chica Lady]

Thanx Den..... They all like to hang out under the shed. It is up on blocks, and I check with a flashlight under there daily. The only thing I see under there is alot of bathing spots, but no eggs. Jackie may be going into molt. She looks a little frazzled, but no more than what she usually looks like from Big Boy getting onto her.

Well, Jackie started laying again today. I found it late this afternoon, right in her favorite nest box. hopefully the rest will start soon. They are now 27 1/2 weeks old. I remember reading the other day about the pox delaying the egg laying process. I did have a bout with pox a few months ago. Could this be it? Also, I have started feeding them layer feed this week. will this help? do you think it helped Jackie to start laying again?

 

[chookalina]

My girls started laying at 22 weeks on the dot! One in the coop, 6 in a nice little spot in the long grass BESIDE the coop...

 

[Chica Lady]

Jealous!!!!!!!

 

[Den in Penn]

Yes an illness could delay them. Layer should not hurt them now that they are full grown and hopefully about to lay.