I have a Marans hen that is just over 2 years old. She hatched a batch of eggs for me over 6 months ago n hasn't laid an egg since. This is her second time raising chicks. The first time she started laying again between 7-8 weeks after the chicks hatched. It's pretty bad when your chicks have matured n r now laying n u haven't started again yet!
Any ideas y she hasn't started laying again?
Anything I can do to try n get her laying again?
I moved her away from the hens she raised n put her in a separate coop just before Christmas, but still no luck? I want to use her to cross with my Ameracuana roo so I can get some olive eggers but if she doesn't soon start to lay again she's going in the pot!
I know she can't b finished laying all her eggs yet. She's only 2 years old, had a 10-11 week break when she raised her first chicks n has had a 6+ month break now. She didn't start laying until after she was 6 months old. So if u do the math on adverage she's 24 months old, but didn't lay eggs for 15 months of her life. That means she only laid eggs for 9 months. N on adverage I got 3 sometimes 4 eggs a week. So that's less than 150 eggs.
Anyone got any ideas to try n save her from the dinner table?
Any ideas y she hasn't started laying again?
Anything I can do to try n get her laying again?
I moved her away from the hens she raised n put her in a separate coop just before Christmas, but still no luck? I want to use her to cross with my Ameracuana roo so I can get some olive eggers but if she doesn't soon start to lay again she's going in the pot!
I know she can't b finished laying all her eggs yet. She's only 2 years old, had a 10-11 week break when she raised her first chicks n has had a 6+ month break now. She didn't start laying until after she was 6 months old. So if u do the math on adverage she's 24 months old, but didn't lay eggs for 15 months of her life. That means she only laid eggs for 9 months. N on adverage I got 3 sometimes 4 eggs a week. So that's less than 150 eggs.
Anyone got any ideas to try n save her from the dinner table?