- Mar 20, 2011
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Hi I have just been reading the how many eggs a day post and am a little concerned. My girls have been with me 14 days now and I was told they needed about 10 days to settle in then should be good layers.
I have 2 warrens, a silkie, a bantum leghorn and 2 miscellaneous booted type bantums. Since they arrived 14 days ago I have had 1 speckledy egg, 1 white egg (that got smashed in the coup), and 9 creamy brown eggs that I think have all come off one girl.
The farmer said that the 2 warrens and the leghorn were all prolific layers and that the other 3 were all at the age to lay- as he ordered them for me.
They get layers pellets (I have been advised a handfull each in the morning and half handful each at night and to leave a trough with pellets in in the house)
Not tried any apple cider vinegar yet, and they have also had 1 bowl of muselli and a bowl of mashed veg, and the kids give them a couple of meal worms each every couple of days.
Am I doing something wrong that the other warren and leghorn arent laying, and surely the silkie should start to give me one maybe even 2 a week. He said that the bantams were 24-26 weeks and ready to lay but I have my doubts on their age (pics on what breed and age am I)
Maybe I am just been impatient but all advice gratefully recieved (I am after all as new to this as the 14 days I ahve had my girl , and all my pre reading doesnt seem to have counted for a thing!!)
Lisa
I have 2 warrens, a silkie, a bantum leghorn and 2 miscellaneous booted type bantums. Since they arrived 14 days ago I have had 1 speckledy egg, 1 white egg (that got smashed in the coup), and 9 creamy brown eggs that I think have all come off one girl.
The farmer said that the 2 warrens and the leghorn were all prolific layers and that the other 3 were all at the age to lay- as he ordered them for me.
They get layers pellets (I have been advised a handfull each in the morning and half handful each at night and to leave a trough with pellets in in the house)
Not tried any apple cider vinegar yet, and they have also had 1 bowl of muselli and a bowl of mashed veg, and the kids give them a couple of meal worms each every couple of days.
Am I doing something wrong that the other warren and leghorn arent laying, and surely the silkie should start to give me one maybe even 2 a week. He said that the bantams were 24-26 weeks and ready to lay but I have my doubts on their age (pics on what breed and age am I)
Maybe I am just been impatient but all advice gratefully recieved (I am after all as new to this as the 14 days I ahve had my girl , and all my pre reading doesnt seem to have counted for a thing!!)
Lisa
