A contest for the duds!

[PirateGirl]

So I know all of you have pullets that aren't laying and many of you have at least one or more that are laying. For those of you that have some laying and some not are you feeding layer feed or grower feed or something else?

 

[Kiki]

I currently have both and I am feeding a grower feed with a dish of oyster shell on the side.

 

[Monkeysmom5018]

Layer feed and oyster shell

 

[pennyJo1960]

I'll play I have 5 pullets of ameracauna not laying, 4 EE from a friend one that was laying the first day not since 2 of them are young yet 3 birds I bought at auction believe the at least one is Marans she lays daily, 1 I thought might be br now I think cooko marans the other not sure 5 peeps of marans unknown sex yet and 4 young silkie all pullet no eggs
oh least not forget my 8 hens 5 EE and 3 OE

 

[PirateGirl]

I'll play I have 5 pullets of ameracauna not laying, 4 EE from a friend one that was laying the first day not since 2 of them are young yet 3 birds I bought at auction believe the at least one is Marans she lays daily, 1 I thought might be br now I think cooko marans the other not sure 5 peeps of marans unknown sex yet and 4 young silkie all pullet no eggs
oh least not forget my 8 hens 5 EE and 3 OE

Oh no! That's a lot of birds not laying yet. How can you stand it?!?

I have to say that this thread makes me feel a bit better seeing lots of pullets not laying yet. Friends and coworkers always comment on all the eggs I'm getting and eating, not having their own chickens and not understanding I'm not getting eggs yet!

I honestly never thought t would take so long. The farmer I got my pullets from told me end of July or August I should have eggs. That wasn't the only thing he was wrong about.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Oh no! That's a lot of birds not laying yet. How can you stand it?!?

I have to say that this thread makes me feel a bit better seeing lots of pullets not laying yet. Friends and coworkers always comment on all the eggs I'm getting and eating, not having their own chickens and not understanding I'm not getting eggs yet!

I honestly never thought t would take so long. The farmer I got my pullets from told me end of July or August I should have eggs. That wasn't the only thing he was wrong about.

did it to myself here had 9 hatchery barred rock layed every day no what they killed a EE because they did not like her then started on another so I took them to auction after I had them three years... EE are not as reliable as BR and they hens are 14 months old first hard molt We had built a new coop I was going to keep as a broody and raise lavender ameracauna ... my main coop is 17 sq ft in diameter and it then only had 8 birds in it I went to a breeder for the ameracauna I bought ten he gave me the 1 extra they are from two hatches one day apart in age only 4 are pullets the rest cockerel the gall I got 7 EE I bought 4 more from her two juveniles 2 should be laying age 1 layed the day we got them not since.. wasn't getting any eggs here went to auction with a two cockerel bought 8 dozen eggs (I hate store bought eggs) well bought 3 what turned out to be Marans.... I bought 5 hatchery marans straight run from our feed store late summer also picked up 4 extra toed Silkie to use as broody when they do lay I have a a egg customer that like little eggs to pickle every now and then

 

[duluthralphie]

I win the dud contest..

I fed 110# of feed yesterday..... think $27 down the tube...

I gathered 7 chicken eggs, 1 turkey egg and 1 toad egg....

8 eggs at around $3.50 an egg... I need around 32 bucks a dozen to break even...People really bock when I ask them for $32.....

 

[pennyJo1960]

I win the dud contest..

I fed 110# of feed yesterday..... think $27 down the tube...

I gathered 7 chicken eggs, 1 turkey egg and 1 toad egg....

8 eggs at around $3.50 an egg... I need around 32 bucks a dozen to break even...People really bock when I ask them for $32.....

I know I pay 23.00 per 50 lb bag of food start selling chicks next summer they will be that much just to break even

 

[Chickassan]

Absolutely no nutritional reason for my dud. She gets flock raiser mixed with layer crumbles,boss,mealworms and she gets to freerange on an acre from 7 to 7. She's just a dud.

So I know all of you have pullets that aren't laying and many of you have at least one or more that are laying. For those of you that have some laying and some not are you feeding layer feed or grower feed or something else?

 

[duluthralphie]

Absolutely no nutritional reason for my dud. She gets flock raiser mixed with layer crumbles,boss,mealworms and she gets to freerange on an acre from 7 to 7. She's just a dud.

Proving, duds will be duds....