zircon Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Summary: 2 omlet hens arrived & started laying almost immediately, decided to add 2 new pulletts, who were bullied by Freckle, the now obvious dominant hen. Introduced them slowly keeping them sepaate then into the eglu together after a nearby fox attack. All 4 hens getting on OK but with an obvious pecking order. Speckle lays every other day or so, but Freckle has stopped completely (now for about 3 weeks). Pullets are still growing well (now about 17 weeks old, although 1 is a bit more mature that the other) They are all scoffing pellets at a rate, get spring greens every other day (as they only free range for a few hours in the evening) and get corn and mealworms as treats to go to bed with. Question will Freckle ever lay again ? She seems well, she eats well, her pooh is ok(what hen does a perfect pooh every time ?). I dont mind the lack of eggs but it would be nice to have a few more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannie Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Hard to know, zircon! Are they getting layers or growers food? Is she having enough shell and grit? You could try giving her some chicken spice to give her a bit of a boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zircon Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 Thanks....I do give them their own shells baked & crushed (I am the recycling police in our house !), but as you can imagine I am not getting too many eggs, grit has been given to supplement the shell. Poultry spice next then ! All the girls are on layers and woolfing it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
