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They are getting enough light from somewhere, else no eggs. Maybe enough light for a hen to lay, and not enough for the roo to roo. A ready and willing hen will beat the snot out of an unwilling roo. Not usually fatal, but it happens. They can often stomp them to death as well.
Just trying to cover all the bases.
GOOOOOOOOD GRIEF! the hens will actually STOMP a Roo ...to the death!?!
At hatch to. That's when My Delima got tromped by Sumo and I had to wash her off, pat her dry, and put her back in the bator aborting the rest of the hatch.
Joe what do you use to separate the Roos? I hope its not the GQF breeding pens, those would be great but so expensive just to keep a few birds going. But I was thinking a few 15x18's would come in handy for that or to check a hen - is she laying/ is she not. I am trying to talk myself into that Bali Bungalow.
mhwc, I put a little pic up in the 1/1 hatch to remind you of why the Jumbos were developed. Well the main reason, now we have many.
I know blue lights work with the chicken chicks to settle them, if they need added warmth and it doesn't put much light out at all and its very subdued.
I put mine to rest. First 1 got 21 eggs, then 24, 28, last night was 30. They have never slowed down when I move them around or change feed. Now the young uns are pumping them out and the older ones are encouraging them. They really don't like the lack of light, attack my hands when I reach for eggs. I may want to give them a rest, but they obviously don't want one. But I don't want to replace them yet, either. But I am thinking if that Female M Gold pecks my hand again, I am going to have a late night snack.
