How to "reactivate" hens to start laying again.

[Basshawg]

I've got some hens laying, but the output of the others is no good. How do I "Jumpstart" the non laying hens.

Regards,

Basshawg

 

[hennyannie]

Need more info. How old, what are you feeding etc.

 

[Basshawg]

2 years old, Dominics, Golden buffs. Some are laying, some are not. Same age. Feeding layer formula.

Basshawg

 

[DenverBird]

I'm interested in this too - I've got the flock of 6 hens listed below, the BO is broody and spending a few days in an elevated cage to break her but yesterday was the first day I've had a good set of eggs from the rest of the gang in quite a while!

They're all about a year old and get a good organic layer mix of grains with a couple of hours free ranging in the late afternoon daily. They averaged about 5 a day through the winter (with a light in the coop) and have really dropped off now that its spring.

My wife thinks that having a dozen 10 week old FR cockerels close by may be doing something to the hens' hormones but that seems like the equivalent of introducing a bunch of 8th grade boys to the Swedish Bikini team....

Any advice appreciated!

-DB

 

[Basshawg]

Bump to get answers.

Basshawg

 

[Basshawg]

I can tell there is a "Pecking order" here.

 

[Carolyn]

On the advice of my 80 yr old Aunt I fed mine red peppers and it helped pick up the egg production on some that were barely laying. It doesn't hurt to try it; my others used to eat my thia peppers like candy. Good luck! I used crushed red peppers which includes the seeds.