Mar 29, 2011 #1 AnaD Songster 8 Years Joined Jan 27, 2011 Messages 448 Reaction score 5 Points 111 Location N. Ca When do they stop laying eggs?
Mar 30, 2011 #2 duckyfromoz Quackaholic 10 Years Joined Jan 11, 2010 Messages 5,580 Reaction score 132 Points 241 Location Australia They will stop for a number of reasons including - Molting- illness- lack of enough day light hours and also when they are going broody. When as in what season.. usually over winter they wont lay.
They will stop for a number of reasons including - Molting- illness- lack of enough day light hours and also when they are going broody. When as in what season.. usually over winter they wont lay.
Mar 30, 2011 Thread starter #3 AnaD Songster 8 Years Joined Jan 27, 2011 Messages 448 Reaction score 5 Points 111 Location N. Ca I mean when does their production slow and stop with age? How many egg laying years do they normally have?
I mean when does their production slow and stop with age? How many egg laying years do they normally have?
Mar 30, 2011 #4 HamandLily Chirping 8 Years Joined Feb 10, 2011 Messages 125 Reaction score 1 Points 91 Location England, UK I'd say they'd lay for about 5 years. Mine never seem to stop laying, even when molting etc. As they are such prolific egg layers, they don;t tend to have the same kind of egg cycle as other breeds, they tend to just lay all year round!
I'd say they'd lay for about 5 years. Mine never seem to stop laying, even when molting etc. As they are such prolific egg layers, they don;t tend to have the same kind of egg cycle as other breeds, they tend to just lay all year round!