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[quickcluck]

As I'm only getting one egg from my 19 chooks I just thought i'd double check i'm doing everything I should.

 

My chooks are all ages, some are too young to lay, some old, and some of course lay off over the winter. But some of my hybrids haven't laid since July, mostly Jasmines/Skylines/Columbines....

 

Do they stop over winter? Are there any reasons for them not to lay, they are wormed regularly with flubenvet, they are fed on Fancy feed and have some green stuff during the day.....

 

Any advice?

 

Thanks

 

K

[Egluntyne]

They definitely stop over winter if they are pure breeds and may do if they are hybrids and are into their 2nd winter or beyond.

 

However .... have a look at this thread. Click

[bigmommasally]

1 out of 19 is tough!

 

My newbies, who were POL in October, are all laying, as is Violet who was POL in the summer. However Valerie my Heritage Skyline who was new in the summer only laid for a couple of months then had a tiny mini moult and hasn't come back into lay since. My other 4 are now 3 years old, 2 hybrids are moulting so definitely not laying and the other 2 are pure breeds so have stopped for the winter. So I'm getting 3 or 4 eggs most days out of the 9.

 

Food wise they have warm chicken layers mash with spinach first thing, then just their layers mash for the remainder of the day, and a couple of wire hanging bird cages filled with spring green and broccoli. They don't get corn during the week because we aren't here to give it to them before bed, but they have a treat of corn at weekends when they also get to free range.

 

Hope they start laying again for you soon

[Barkisland]

I'm down to a couple of eggs a day from my 10 girls too, but they are getting a bit older now. I'd really hate to have to buy eggs again!

[Sammiboo]

I am getting between 3-4 out of my 8 layers, which would be about right as 4 of them bought POL this year

[Mum]

I am getting none at the moment.

 

Haven't had any for a number of weeks now. Mine are all pure breeds though, so its to be expected.

[lindafw]

back to a regular one per day I thought adding 3 hybrids to my flock (bought point of lay in october) would mean a couple of eggs a day...by no

[Space Chick]

I'd been getting 3-4 a day from my 24! So started saving them up. Yesterday I got home late and didn't collect the eggs, but when I went out lunchtime today there were 18!!

[bouldercroft]

Eggs? Nope sorry, never heard of them - at least that's the story my girls are telling me.

 

Slackers

 

And they deserve a break after a very productive summer. bless 'em...

[Alis girls]

Eighteen - egg heaven I am now getting one egg from 2 hens - so 50% cant grumble at that. 18 - swoons

[Purplemaniacs]

18 Wow

 

No eggs here from my 8 hybrid girls, buying eggs is so annoying. I hope they start to lay again soon but only two look red in the face the colour has faded from the others.

 

Chrissie

[Alis girls]

Two eggs today so egg heaven (I only have 2 girls) must be the cranberry flavoured meal worms they had for Christmas

[quickcluck]

I think one of my bantams laid! Either that or one of the new girls!

[gazzagerkin]

we have 2 hens 30 months old the sussex has been through her moult for about 2 months feathers are great comb is still light pink ,no eggs for 2 months

amber ranger produces aroung 4 per week

 

so not bad given there age/moult etc

Edited December 29, 2011 by Guest

[bouldercroft]

They're laying again!! Well, Korma is...

Her comb turned red almost overnight then I spotted her going in and out of the nest - an hour later - a lovely (but freakishly long) egg!

[Alis girls]

We now have 8 eggs waiting attention in egg box. All ours too

[gazzagerkin]

our sussex comb has swelled and is nearly the right shade of red eggs soon i hope?

[quickcluck]

Oooh fingers crossed!

 

I had 9 today. Lots of little bantee ones

[Alis girls]

2 Today from 2 hens - see famine everted

[gazzagerkin]

our sussex laid her 1st for about 3 months on thurs

[NannyOgg]

None of mine have laid since August!! They all went into moult, then the nights started drawing in, and now, frankly, I think they've forgotten what to do

 

They were all a year old in June, so just over 18 months old now, so I am very much hoping that their egg laying days aren't over already

[debbier]

Tagging on the end here, as it's a similar question/plea.

I have two hybrids (got them from omlet in 2009), one marans and a cream legbar (these are both a bit younger).

Last July, they were producing around 3 a day, between them (yay!), then I went on holiday, and since then there has been a famine. My wonderful little legbar is the only one laying at all at the moment: she's giving me around 6 a week. The rest are on strike.

 

I'm not too surprised about the hybrids, but would have thought the marans should have been laying.

 

They are regularly wormed etc., and fed on layers pellets. In a WIR, so no chance they are hiding them anywhere.

 

Is it possible they may lay again, or should I just give up all hope???