- Mar 18, 2011
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I have 8 Welsummer hens and 2 roos. My girls laid between 4 to 7 eggs a day throughout the winter as I put a heat lamp in the coup. Now, they have cut back to only 2 or 3 a day. I'm wondering if this is because I forced them to lay by tricking them with the light? Now that Spring is here, we have more daylight and I have less egg production. Maybe they need a rest?
I have 15 Wellie eggs in the incubator and just candled them tonight after 7 days. I am fairly certain I'll get at least 12 that will hatch. The hatch date is Mar.31/Apr.1. Will keep you posted on their progress. Not sure what I'll do with the peeps but, I LOVE hatching them!
I have 15 Wellie eggs in the incubator and just candled them tonight after 7 days. I am fairly certain I'll get at least 12 that will hatch. The hatch date is Mar.31/Apr.1. Will keep you posted on their progress. Not sure what I'll do with the peeps but, I LOVE hatching them!