4th Annual BYC NYD Hatch-a-long

[mstricer]

As a suggestion to every one trying to get the hens laying..you can try Fermenting your feed and adding a teaspoon of Layer Manna..

Too much work, not willing to get that desperate yet.

 

[cochins1088]

Have you tried using a lamp in the coop to give them 14 hours of ligt a day?

No I haven't. I don't really want to mess with their natural cycle and I can just imagine the electricity bill skyrocketing. I love their eggs, but if they need a break every winter than so be it. I'll be getting some eggs from my neighbors for the hatch along.

 

[cochins1088]

As a suggestion to every one trying to get the hens laying..you can try Fermenting your feed and adding a teaspoon of Layer Manna..

I'll have to look into that. Thanks.

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

No I haven't. I don't really want to mess with their natural cycle and I can just imagine the electricity bill skyrocketing. I love their eggs, but if they need a break every winter than so be it. I'll be getting some eggs from my neighbors for the hatch along.

It doesnt take much light or cost. single 75w replacement compact floro would cost you maybe 10 dollars a year to operate if that

 

[cochins1088]

It doesnt take much light or cost. single 75w replacement compact floro would cost you maybe 10 dollars a year to operate if that

hmm.. maybe it would be worth it. Does it stress the hens at all to be laying year round?

 

[Buddyfarm11]

My Hens Are Laying an Excellent Amount Of Eggs they're done with their summer break This summer I didn't get any eggs but now they're done with their break and it's back to egg laying

 

[Razadia]

My hens stopped laying due to molting... well, they sorta stopped laying. They still lay a few here and there, but my roo is so evil I can't even get in the coop to get the eggs. We have a weasel problem on top of that. It makes getting any eggs at all hard. My dad plans on getting a trap for the weasel and as soon as I have a little help from someone around the house I'll take care of the evil roo.

 

[AnonAMauze]

I'm really wanting to take part in this. I just got a starter Hova-bator incubator, and it will be my first time hatching eggs. Sadly, I currently live in town and while my town has no regulations against having chickens, I simply have no place to keep them after they hatch!

But it would be so nice if I could test out my incubator with a half-dozen or so eggs.

 

[babymakes6]

We can trade later, because I want some of your eggs too

 

[Razadia]

I'm really wanting to take part in this. I just got a starter Hova-bator incubator, and it will be my first time hatching eggs. Sadly, I currently live in town and while my town has no regulations against having chickens, I simply have no place to keep them after they hatch!

But it would be so nice if I could test out my incubator with a half-dozen or so eggs.

If you can keep them inside you could use a storage container (minus the lid) with a short piece of wood over half and some hard ware cloth over the entire top. For a light you could use a clip on fixture on the top, or a hole cut in the side just under the lip if it isn't big enough to clip on. This is pretty much what I use to brood my chicks in. There's also a lot of other options here on BYC.

If the way I worded it is confusing, I can always try to post of few pics of my brooder.