Ness3103 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 i just wondered how often hens should lay mine are all over the place at the moment. scarlet seems to have weekends off, skye has had 7 days off, ebony lays most days, and tia has been on baytril and only laid twice in two weeks ( i think it was her ) the sizes of the eggs varies too, skye's have got smaller , the other's seem to vary between 35g and 45g. i love my girls as pets and the eggs are a bonus but i have a waiting list of friends who are dying to have some eggs, but because we haven't had many my twins won't let me give any away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 its taken about 10 weeks for big red to get the hang of laying single yolk eggs up until the begining of july shed layed more double and softies than grade 'A' eggs cyclone is consitant size wise but still lays 2or3 days then take 1 or 2 days off but she's barely been laying 2 months she's also on 28 day egg withdrawl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffordmum Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Same problem Our 4 girls arrived in June 2008 and we enjoyed 4 eggs daily wef November 2008. We adopted 3 hens in April 2009 and the egg production since then has fallen considerably. When first introduced, we used bumper bits while they sorted themselves out. We are currently blessed with an average of only 4 eggs daily ... With the exception of Betty Bare Bum (fresh out of ze cooler) there is no sign of broodiness. One hen is showing signs of moult, the others are in full feather, combs and tails fully upright. What's happened ? Pat & Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
