After mating, how long does it take for the eggs to lay?

[missred871]

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you dont usually get that problem if you take all your eggs everyday or if your hens arent sitting.

 

[tammyd57]

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A red spot doesn't indicate fertility, it's simply a speck of blood shed by the hen's reproductive tract. You can get blood spots in infertile eggs also.

 

[feathersnuggles]

Meat spots are red, too. They happen because, when the yolk was shed, a little piece of tissue tore off with it. Often happens with active hens. Meat spots fade as eggs get old. So, a meat spot in your egg can indicate the egg is very fresh and the hen who laid it was active, maybe healthy too.

 

[fairywindchime]

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i have a 4 ameraucana i cockeriel amer. , 1 jap. bantam, 1 game hen, 1 black silkie, 1 polish, 1 anacona.. my question is are ameraucanas pullets slow to lay eggs? and my roo? it has only crowed twice 2 weeks ago are they too slow to grow? my bantam is quite amorable to one of he ameraucana which is about 5 months old. dthe other two are 4 months and the roo is about 5 months, the bantam is 1.5 yrs..​

 

[jo1972]

Our cock started crowing whilst in the house with the hen he came out first, then about an hour later she came out. The is an egg there but is it fertilized? and can we move her an the egg to a nesting house?

 

[pattyadu]

What should I do for my hens to lay more eggs?

 

[lazy gardener]

Patty, Spring is coming, so your egg count will naturally pick up. How old are they, and how many eggs are you getting?

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[tmarsh83]

What should I do for my hens to lay more eggs?

More/better feed
more/cleaner water
supplemental lighting

If that doesn't get you the volume of eggs you want, you're going to need more layers, or different breeds.

 

[pattyadu]

Thank very much

 

[Hanifa]

There is no correlation between the rooster mating and the hen laying eggs. The hen will lay eggs at 6 to 9 months give or take depending on breed, time of year nutrition etc etc. The rooster can and will mate with females long before they lay eggs, that too is quite variable based on the conditions noted above.

If the question is how soon after the rooster mates with a hen that is laying eggs will the eggs be fertile? That answer is that it can be as little as a few days. If the rooster has a larger number of hens to cover it is probably safe to assume that after two weeks the level of fertiltiy is well established.

I hope this answers your questions

Thx for understanding the question.