Margalot Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Well I am frustrated to say the least!, but am I expecting too much?? My 3 oldest girls all Brahmas will be the ripe old age of 3 next month and have yet to lay their first eggs since about last October. I had patiently waited until Valentines Day as I thought they would be back into the swing of things but still NO eggs!! the two younger ones a Brahma and an Orpington have also yet to lay this year. Do you think that the Brahmas are getting too old to lay and will I ever see an egg again? feels as if I have 5 freeloaders at the moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi5 Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Oh dear!!!! How very frustrating!! My pekins have been doing really well, another youngster starting yesterday I guess they'll lay when they're ready........and not a minute before!! Well it never lasts, one of mine seems to be going broody (shakes head OH NO not that again ) and some of the others seem to be going off/taking a break after a month of laying most days! But the eggs are the yummiest while thet're here!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Mine all stopped laying at the end of September, and have yet to resume There have been encouraging crouching signs though, I live in hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Valentines day past and no sign of eggs yet. Keep threatening them with "pie time", but it never has any effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I've had an egg! Lola laid today, and the other two are crouching! Hope you all get eggs soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margalot Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 I've had an egg! Lola laid today, and the other two are crouching! Hope you all get eggs soon! Well can you get your Lola to chat to my Lola to get a move on pleeeease!!! still eggless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margalot Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 No eggs yet !! but Lola crouched yesterday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikipins Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 We finally had some eggs at the weekend. Having got 3 warrens of indeterminate age at the end of November I have been waiting increasingly impatiently for some eggs and getting worried that they might be older hens and past laying. Then as we were away at the weekend our neighbour texted to say the hens had laid 3 eggs, typical not sure if all from the same hen or one from each. No eggs today as we are now back, perhaps the hens just don't like us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikipins Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Another egg today, it was a good size bigger than the large fr eggs from the supermarket on the skelter, weighed in at 76g. I think it is only 1 hen laying, another has started crouching so hopefully start soon. The third one I think is younger, was still making chick noises when we got her and she is bottom hen so might not lay for a while yet. Any news margalot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margalot Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 think I can officially do an egg dance I got home from work this afternoon and Lola was missing, only one place she could have been and that was the nest box, I now finally have my first egg of the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Belated yay Lola! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margalot Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 Henny Penny has now joined Lola so 2 out of 5 pure breeds now laying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcountrygirl Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I am totally fed up with my girls. The two older ones a Wyandotte and a Pekin have yet to resume laying since about October last year. The three young ones arent much better. The young Wyandotte has been laying for the past couple of weeks but the Polish Frizzle and the Lavendar Pekin havent started yet. Their faces are bright red - so I live in hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margalot Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 I think this cold spell is really putting them off!, but I now think I have 3 laying just dont know who the 3rd hen is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikipins Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I only have one laying consistently and another producing the occasional soft shelled egg. All three are crouching so hopefully when the weather warms up we will get a few more eggs. I had to resort to buying some yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcountrygirl Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Got really excited today because on of my young girls went into the nest box and didnt come out for ages. I was convinced she had decided to lay her first egg. Just been down to the Hens and checked the nest boxes - Guess what? Nothing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
good_egg Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 My maran Annette has been shouting and going into the nest box for weeks now and still nothing. And Dot has stopped laying after her broody attempt and B hasn't laid since Sunday so I'm reliant on my little blue egg trooper Connie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Right, have given these two a good talking to Still no joy, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Mine are 4 and 5 this year. So far we had about a dozen eggs from the maran and then she stopped again. Nada from the freeloaders GRRRRRRRRRRRRR! But OH and I had "a talk" and I'll be looking to get 2 more girls at the end of the year ready for next spring. Hmmm what to have! Heh heh heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 OK, this is getting silly now. Still no eggs Am I missing something obvious? We didn't have this problem last year, if fact they never really stopped laying through the winter. They are both just 2 years old now, both healthy. Can't think of any other obvious cause? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannyhenny Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Ours are exactly the same, Princess Leia! They all 3 laid all through last year, winter included, but have been much more iffy since about November. Rarely no eggs but often only one or two. Am assuming that the longer days and warmer weather will start them all off regularly again. Will let you know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Really getting fed up now. Not an egg to be seen. I can't understand it. They have been so reliable - from POL two years ago this month, they have laid as regular as clockwork, one per day. They laid through their first winter (although the frequency dropped), resumed full production last spring but stopped about last November. Neither have laid since, or are showing any inclination to do so. Both are healthy and happy, they have been wormed (as a precaution - there were no signs of worms). Why would they both stop laying at the same age? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikipins Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Oh dear how frustrating. Only one of ours is laying properly. One is laying soft shelled eggs and I suspect has some problem with her egg laying equipment and I don't think she is ever going to lay a proper egg. The third shows no inclination of laying. These are my first 3 chickens and were indeterminate in age when we got them last november. they were in a very poor state when we got them with all the parasites a chicken could have arriving with them. My conclusion is that the non-laying hen is old and probably past laying, the one laying the soft shells has suffered damage from her previous poor care and is not going to lay properly and the third is the only reliable one. I have debated having the 2 non producing hens PTS but I can't bring myself to sort it out (one of our friends with experience would dispatch them for us). I'm sorry I can't give you any advice for your 2 I know how frustrating it is waiting for an egg to appear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Tick, tock, tick, tock.... Still nothing. Ever tried leaving the country for a week and leaving them in the care of YS in case it was something personal! If I were to hard boil a bought egg and sneak it into the nest when they aren't looking , might that prompt something? Any other sensible suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Oh no How disappointing to still not be getting any eggs. I guess you have tried all the obvious things, worming them with flubenvet, how much do they FR, are they eating treats rather than layers pellets, if they FR are they laying somewhere else. If they are hybrids could it be their age and they have just done all their egg laying. Fingers crossed for eggs soon. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
