- Jan 15, 2012
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Finally, I found a forum about Javas. Got 2 of them (backyard flock, can have only 3 hens, the 3rd one is a Golden Laced Wyandotte)
Got my hens in January (I live in SoCal) at 28 weeks. They were already laying 4-5 eggs/week each, which was great.
1 Java laid her last egg on May 17 (I used to record daily production. With only 3 it is easy);
1 Java has been broody 4 times since then, so the eggs have been on/off. I put her in a dog kennel in the garage, where she gets the royal treatment.
The Wyandotte has stopped laying June 7.
Checked them for mites (on their vent), worms (in their droppings) NOTHING. Gave them garlic in water and in their food (every other day) for 2 weeks, just in case anyway. I don't want to use Rx only if I have too.
They eat at will, walk around all day in the backyard, even go in the nesting boxes, but NO EGG.
Changed their laying pellets end of April. The original pellets came with the hens and ran out. The new ones have 16% protein.
They also get chopped up greens/daily, 1 cup/day scratch with black oil sunflower seeds (done lately to increase the protein intake), bread soaked in milk (occasionally) and 3 TBS of yugourt (occasionally too).
It has not been that hot here, given that we are near the beach (mid 80's max for a couple of days, and a few afternoon hours). They have plenty of shade and access to water all the time.
Questions :
They don't seem to go for the pellets much. I read that heritage breed may need another diet. Can you please explain?
Could this a diet problem?
Stress is also a factor that affects laying, can you define what can cause stress ? They laid right away then they arrived. I am the only one taking care of them, so there are no kids around to chase them, or whatever. The dog is not allowed in the backyard.
What else can I do to get them to lay again?
Thank you.
Got my hens in January (I live in SoCal) at 28 weeks. They were already laying 4-5 eggs/week each, which was great.
1 Java laid her last egg on May 17 (I used to record daily production. With only 3 it is easy);
1 Java has been broody 4 times since then, so the eggs have been on/off. I put her in a dog kennel in the garage, where she gets the royal treatment.
The Wyandotte has stopped laying June 7.
Checked them for mites (on their vent), worms (in their droppings) NOTHING. Gave them garlic in water and in their food (every other day) for 2 weeks, just in case anyway. I don't want to use Rx only if I have too.
They eat at will, walk around all day in the backyard, even go in the nesting boxes, but NO EGG.
Changed their laying pellets end of April. The original pellets came with the hens and ran out. The new ones have 16% protein.
They also get chopped up greens/daily, 1 cup/day scratch with black oil sunflower seeds (done lately to increase the protein intake), bread soaked in milk (occasionally) and 3 TBS of yugourt (occasionally too).
It has not been that hot here, given that we are near the beach (mid 80's max for a couple of days, and a few afternoon hours). They have plenty of shade and access to water all the time.
Questions :
They don't seem to go for the pellets much. I read that heritage breed may need another diet. Can you please explain?
Could this a diet problem?
Stress is also a factor that affects laying, can you define what can cause stress ? They laid right away then they arrived. I am the only one taking care of them, so there are no kids around to chase them, or whatever. The dog is not allowed in the backyard.
What else can I do to get them to lay again?
Thank you.
