cavysqueak Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 We got an egg from Holly (the ) today!! But not one from Henrietta (the )! Typical, they've swopped over. They were wormed just a couple of weeks ago. But I might do it again just to be sure. Can't wait to see what we've got tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 I had no eggs for a week. Then I got 1 yesterday and 2 this morning. Fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 They were wormed just a couple of weeks ago. But I might do it again just to be sure. If you used Flubenvet you should be OK for about 3-4months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 O.M.G! I just posted in 'chickens' about this! I should have looked here first I've 13 girls, one perminantly in a broody cage! Only got 3 eggs on saturday and only 4 today...... can't work out why the big change, have wormed with flubenvet, cut down on treats....... it is very frustrating..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meezers Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Well after 10 days of meager offerings, we are almost back to full production here, 5 eggs the last 2 days, so maybe it was the hot/cold weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippy chick Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 hmmm. Mine started to lay again a few days ago but now i'm back to 3 eggs out of 8. I'm beginning to think that it is to do with the weather, because it does seem to be that after every really warm spell i get a mini drought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henslaved Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Oooops! I also posted about this in chickens. This is all I have had in 2 wks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Lovely colour though Was it from a bantam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henslaved Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 no, it was from of one of these rather buxom ladies this is what was inside looks like a giant toad egg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 Gosh, that is interesting. Looks as if a bit of internal tissue has sloughed off, and become incorporated into the egg making process. Brave of you to cut it open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furball Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 (edited) 4 girls all bought at pol. 3 of the girls lay every day except my buff girl buttercup. When she first laid we had a few soft eggs then an egg a day for the first fortnight. Now had no white eggs for the past 2 and a half months, all the girls are fed the same and buttercup seems her usual happy gentle self and she isn't moulting or broody any ideas would be gratefully received. (she is still a darling though and don't care if she never lays ) Edited June 30, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 Flubenvet wormed recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 Oooops! I also posted about this in chickens. This is all I have had in 2 wks. Love your avatar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furball Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Flubenvet at first week in June. No crawlies or anyting, i think buttercup is slightly younger than the other girls could she have had a dry run so to speak at egg laying then stop then start again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenmummybythesea Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Major egg drought here. I have 3 layers from last year, and 3 newish POL pullets - 1 leghorn, 2 amber stars. I've seen less eggs over the past 8 weeks than I did all winter with 5 hens. I am lucky to get 2 or 3 per day, most days it's one, or none. The new girls seem like they can't be "Ooops, word censored!"d to do any eggs - we had a couple off each of them about 4 weeks ago, and nothing since. My girls are in a fruit cage WIR and I have moved them out of an Omlet and into a slightly bigger wooden house with 2 nest boxes. Up until April the production was ok, I had enough to supply me, my Mum and Dad, and have a couple of half-dozen boxes to sell as well. Lately it takes a week to get anywhere close to a half dozen and I'm really fed up. Their food is layers pellets and kitchen s"Ooops, word censored!"s, with corn for treats. My Mum gives them all her veg peelings and cabbage leaves, and they get my fresh spinach most days too. I am not letting them out to free range at the moment, but that is normal for them and they have sun, shade and space enough. What is going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henslaved Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Just thought i would update my egg drought. I have had two 'nearly' eggs, that is, both without any shell just a small yolk and some white . Although they do have access to crushed oyster shell. I found this link quite useful as I think at least 2 of my hens are molting, (the others maybe coming out in sympathy ) http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/450/several-reasons-why-your-hens-may-stop-laying-eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Hi just adding that my pekins are on strike too!!!! Not broody, just not laying. Only a couple of eggs in the last 10dys or so & they're usually so reliable I thought it was the unusually hot weather. Hope everyone's hens start to lay again soon Axx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted July 5, 2010 Author Share Posted July 5, 2010 I was getting one a day from 4 chickens maximum a month ago. I have not restricted free ranging as whist nice, eggs are not my priority for keeping chickens. I am now getting 1 from 1 girl and 2 others are laying pretty much every other day. 1 has peritonitis and so will not be laying again. They are eating more pellets naturally now for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furball Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Yaaay my little buff girl buttercup has laid an egg today, so hopefully we will have a 4 egg day. Still puzzled as to why she stopped laying but hopefully back to normal now. Yaaay 4 egg day 6.7.2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I'm getting one egg a day from five hens. They have all just been wormed with Flubenvet and treated with louse powder. I think my two ex batts have just about finished laying, I've got one broody and one who stopped being broody about 3 weeks ago liad 3 eggs and hasn't laid since. I'm hoping its just the weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigell Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Two girls about 18 months old. One is fine the other has stopped laying for about 2 months now. Done everything I have read from here. Even taken her to the vets who truely wasn't interested. Gave her some liquid for about a week just incase there was an internal problem. That still didn't work. She is still not laying. Very concerned. Don't know what else to do. Had girls fro Omlet just over 10 months ago. Given them both extra vitimins and Flubenvet 1%. Anybody got any advise. They donot roam free but stay in the Eglu. Help needed please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangri Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 I've had my girls now for 2 weeks and only has laid every day, including on route to my house! She's 26 weeks old (or young) now. doesn't seem interested in laying at all ( She also has the annoying habbit of sleeping in the nest at night ( What can I do to get her to start laying?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangri Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 woke up this morning to 2 s from both and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaincollins Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 mine have stopped laying to - all 9 of them maybe 1-2 very small eggs aday, i wonder if its the hot weather in scotland 4 weeks ago followed by gales, thunder and rain for 2 weeks causing them to molt as there are tons of feathers about the WIR.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iar fach goch Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Egg drought here too, getting one egg most days from four hens, I think it's the same one laying. Been like this for about three or four weeks now, girls all appear healthy and happy, free range all day as always and have been recently wormed and deloused. No idea what' going on. They were kept in their extended run over the weekend as we were away and still only one egg, so not laying elsewhere.Never experienced this before, they have all laid all winter and it comes as a great shock to have to start rationing eggs! Lots of feathers about last week, some bald bits, but lots of new feathers on the way by today. Mini moult? Hoping that normal service will resume shortly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
