New hens not going into Eglu Go Up

[MadMitch]

All my chickens are now back laying again after their Winter break, that is all except Myfanwy my Welsummer who has never laid and is showing no signs of ever doing so. She is now 46 weeks, is she ever going to lay?

[Egluntyne]

It can happen, but isn't common.

 

Has she got the red face furniture and does she crouch?

 

Are you certain that she isn't in the habit of laying her eggs under a shrub in the garden?

[MadMitch]

It can happen, but isn't common.

 

Has she got the red face furniture and does she crouch?

 

Are you certain that she isn't in the habit of laying her eggs under a shrub in the garden?

 

 

 

She has has a red face and comb since about 24 weeks but has never crouched at all. They are in a fenced off area in the garden where there are no bushes. Think I've just got a dud.

[Egluntyne]

She could be laying and one of the others passing her eggs off as their own.

[Clur]

One of my girls has never laid an egg (well apart from one that was curled up like a dog poo - do a search on weird egg!). She is about 16 months old now and has a very small comb in comparison to the others. I've been trying to find out what the reasons could be, but she's happy and healthy enough so I've chalked it up to one of those things. Would love to know why though....

[feemcg]

I had a Speckled Sussex that laid at a year old, only laid a couple of eggs then had a bad prolapse......she was put to sleep . I suppose some chooks just aren't very good at it.

[BeckyBoo]

I had a leghorn that laid once in a blue moon, I mean once every three or four months, then maybe two or three in a row and then none for weeks, and we knew as she was our only white egg layer at the time. We used to call her the useless freeloader!

At least yours are laying, mine are STILL on strike. Tink I need some poultry spice to give them a kick up the reproductive parts.

 

BeckyBoo