chickenmad Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 can anyone shed some light on why my 24 week old girls have still not given us any eggs. We have had them since they were 16 week's (or so we were told) by our local farm. Does anyone have any ideas as to why they aren't laying. They have a varied diet of layers mash, corn and additional treats of veg, rice and potato when really cold. they have a large coop and run and are able to have the run of the garden when we are at home. we have hunted all round the garden for any hidden eggs but nothing as fr as we can tell. Please...ay ideas or tips that we might have missed. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluckyBucks Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Hello im sure theres a logical reason Are they moulting? moults can stop chickens laying because they spend most of their energy growing new feathers. Or maybe there ages are wrong , you will know when they are going to lay because when you approach them they crouch (they think your a cockeral) so watch for this sign Good luck lets hope you get some eggs soon xx xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Are they pure-breeds or hybrids? If they are pure-bred you may not get any eggs until the Spring. If they are hybrids then I would cut right down on the treats and just feed them layers mash which might kick start them into laying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 One of mine ( hatched last April) laid last October, but the other hatched the same time didn't give us any eggs till February the following year. So they are all different. Tricia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Hi, one of my Girls (a Welsummer) didn't start laying until she was 40 weeks old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-a-doodle-doo Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I have the same problem with my hybrids! Do you think they are having too many treats?? Mine are on pellets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenmad Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 Thank you to everyone who replied to my post. Our wait is finally over!...one of our girls has just started laying and doing really well. Thank you for the great tips, actually watching out for these signs was really helpfull especially when approaching her she would crouch down, we now know that this is a classic sign. She has produced the most wonderful dark brown speckled eggs that taste lovely. This is fantastic, I so look forward to going and checking for new eggs each day. With a bit of luck our other Maran will follow shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 That is great news. Ours were 24-25 weeks before they started laying - all hybrids. Glad the wait is finally over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
