Egglaying!

[digitS']

Somebody that fully understand this "capacity thing" can actually predict the laying potential (as in number of eggs/year) of a hen. But, this can also tell us what they are up to - laying or not.

Daylight? 14 hours is considered optimal, more than 17 has not been shown to make a difference. . . 8 and under is somewhat hopeless.

But, I hope this helps.

Steve

 

[digitS']

Here's some more information:

http://www.albc-usa.org/documents/ALBCchicken_assessment-2.pdf

 

[The Chicken Boyy]

Ok i will try and find out which one is the Egg machine?

 

[PortageGirl]

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calm down! You're not going to get answers here every other minute! You'll get spanked by the moderators for 'bumping' posts!!!

Adding light might help, 14 hours is usually considered good. Just remember though, mother nature gives the hens time to adjust to laying eggs, and gives them a break over winter which their little bodies sort of need. Some hens lay 2 or 3 eggs, take a day or two break, then lay another day or two,,, they'll work it out.

They can survive with 24 hours of artificial light like they get in factory laying operations, and will lay more eggs faster, but that sort of cancels out why we have them doesn't it?

If they both have bright red combs and are both eating well and getting plenty of fresh clean water, they'll both be laying more soon. Those BSLs are good layers.

 

[The Chicken Boyy]

I just went to check on the pelvic bone and keel bone!

And turns out they both have the same capacity!

Also i found the one with less redder and bigger comb and wattles to be in the spot where the 1st egg appear. Also she had took the egg out of the nest and found her in the "about to lay an egg position" lifted her up to see if she had layed and egg but she hasn't!

 

[The Chicken Boyy]

OMG!!!!!

I just went to check on my chickens and found and egg that fell from the spot where the 1st egg was found, I picked it up it was warm. I placed it close to her and she move it with her beak and placed it under her!!!

 

[cajunlizz]

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Why would you replace the egg under her ? Collect the eggs daily . and yes , she does need laying pellets and if you have smaller chicks their feed needs to be separate from the layer pellets ...

 

[The Chicken Boyy]

Well my mom always told me they need to have atleast 1 egg in the nest spot or they will think another animal or something is eating her eggs and will start looking for another spot to lay at! But i have replaced the egg with a store bought egg (ONE OF THE LAST STORE BOUGHT EGGS FOR US!

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The chicks are in the same pen with the hens how can i separate the feeds the hens will eat the chicks and chicks will wat the laying feed!

 

[cajunlizz]

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PLACE 2 golf balls in each nest ... that will do the trick

 

[The Chicken Boyy]

That solves my egg trick problem now the other problem is separating the feeds!