when will she start laying again??

[steve2495]

right now my amazing cochin banty is raising some chicks for me. she saved the eggs for me after my incubator basically blew up two days b4 the hatch. i am so happy!!

but i am wondering when will she start to lay again? will she wait till the chicks are all grown up or sooner? thank u!

 

[birdlover]

It usually takes about 6 weeks before they start laying again. And about the same time she will step out of her mothering role and chase the chicks away when they come near her. It seems brutal but that's the way they make them become independent. Sometimes this happens later (or even sooner!) but I have found that 6weeks is about average on both counts.

 

[steve2495]

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ok thank u