LesleyH Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 We lost one of our girls about 5 weeks ago - leaving us with 2. We got 2 new pol girls. There was the usual freaking out stage but after a week they settled. Since then however, there has not been a single egg - from the orininals or the new ones (although they may be too young). Has anyone else had a flock go on strike? Is there anything we can do to encourage them to start again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 How old are the originals? It could be that they have just reached the end of their layign career. Otherwise, it may just be them stopping for the winter. Were the newbies laying before you got them? I'd worm the lot of them just to eliminate that from the equation first. Stop giving them any treats and see if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Your new POL girls will most likely come into lay once they've settled down. Your original girls are probably on their winter break, which is perfectly normal and they should start again in a few months. All year round eggs takes a little planning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesleyH Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 Queenie is about 1 year old and valerie is about 3 years old. valerie has not stopped laying before. the new ones were not laying and they still have small combes. i have ordered some flubvenet to be on the safe side. thanks for the replies x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Best just to worm them and see how it goes. Keep any treats to a minimum and pop some good quality poultry tonic in their water. It coudl just be the time of year - it's got very cold and dark of late - my pure breeds have more or less packed up laying for the winter now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Might be worth confining them to the run for a day or two, so that they eat only pellets. That can sometimes give them a bit of a boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesleyH Posted November 11, 2009 Author Share Posted November 11, 2009 will do - thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
