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[Snoxy]

Hi

 

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UPDATE

 

Violet just laid an egg It may be her first or second...not sure...but will hopefully be able to tell when Gertrude lays

 

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I am sure I read somewhere that chickens usually lay approx 10 days after crouching

 

Gertrude (Magpie) has been crouching for over 3 weeks now...she has sat on the nest at least twice...although this could be more as I don't watch them all the time. I believe Gertrude is approx 31-33 weeks now. Violet has been crouching for a couple of weeks and no sign of an egg from her either

 

Nearly a week ago I found a brown egg in one of the nest boxes...it definitely didn't belong to any of the other girls and I am suspicious it was either Gertrude or Violet that laid it.

 

Every day I wait in vain for either of them to lay and also to put the mystery of the 'rogue' brown egg to rest.

 

Do hens lay when they are 'ready' or do any of you use 'rubber' eggs to encourage your girls to lay? I usually remove eggs laid by the other girls mid morning, again at lunch time and in the afternoon...as I don't want any of them to become broody by leaving eggs in the nests

 

Another little mystery...may be you can help me solve Clara arrived the same day as Gertrude and laid the following day...I weigh her eggs every day and they are always the same...44g

 

Any thoughts please?

 

Thank you...

 

Lou X

Edited May 13, 2010 by Guest

[The Dogmother]

They usually start to lay about a week after they start to crouch, but some little madams will lead you a merry dance

[Snoxy]

it doesn't feel like a merry dance...more like a fed-up waiting dance!

 

Thank you for your reply

[sjp]

mine took between a week and 3 weeks. one never crouched before she layed them only the once since

the one thats spending time in the nest box might not be far of

one tip check the run bedding I found 2 eggs under the easibed one just after it was layed still warm. one about 10 days after Road Runner laid her first egg

[Woodcat]

I've had one whoes been crouching for about 5 weeks and in that time i've had one rogue egg that didn't belong to any of the others. I maintain that she is just to posh to push and will only produce when she's ready. There is no way she's laying anywhere else because the others have been being pains and so i've had to search the garden and run and found all their nests so she's just being missish

[Snoxy]

Thank you so much for the replies...it's good to know that it isn't unusual for a chicken to crouch for quite a few weeks before laying...I think I have been spoilt in the past because my other girls have crouched and laid within approx 10 days.

 

I will keep either Gertrude or Violet will lay soon.

 

Enjoy your day

 

Lou