vida Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Hello , I have a 23 weeks old chicken who does not feel like laying egg. Does any body know if there are eggless chickens? we have been waiting for an egg since her 20 weeks birthday but no sign of it yet. all our ther ones started around 20 to 22 weeks. any suggestions? Vida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Hi Vida! The chicken that isn't laying could be younger than the others? One of mine started a couple of months after the other two. Also are they pure breeds or hybrids? Pure breeds go off lay when the days get shorter, so you might not get any until spring. Give her a bit more time to settle and i'm sure she will reward you. I'm suppose it is possible that she will never lay, but unlikely. I hope she lays soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vida Posted October 10, 2007 Author Share Posted October 10, 2007 Hi Christian, Thanks for the reply. We hatched the eggs( Two of them, One was a rooster)ourselves . it hatched on first of May, but i understand your point and will be pationt. she is a big girl and Hybreed( Buff sussex). I will wait untill spring and let you know if anything happens or there are eggless chickens!!! Vida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Does any body know if there are eggless chickens? Yes, but we normally call them cockerels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vida Posted October 10, 2007 Author Share Posted October 10, 2007 I deserv that! Vida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 I have a 32 week old Speckled Sussex not laying yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 32 weeks! and i was upset because Clover (Jasmine) isnt laying at 27 weeks....... xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 I've given up - she's a big, fat freeloader - and not very friendly (I love her really ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 We have a few freeloaders as well - I don't know why some just don't lay. In commercial places they would be culled but we just keep feeding ours - they're all happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vida Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 Hi everybody, I am soooo happy that mine is not the only one!!! Could it be the weight thing? she is very fat too. Vida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Could be the weight thing - fat hens don't lay eggs. Are you feeding them mixed corn/wheat? The corn can make them fat, so should only be given in small quantities late afternoon. That way, they have all day to fill up on pellets/mash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeckyBoo Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 I've given up - she's a big, fat freeloader - and not very friendly (I love her really ) that is SUCH a fab thing to say, made me laugh!! I've got a big fat Speckledy who hardly ever lays. Then again I've got a Leghorn (prolific layer according to the breed description) and she's laid about 5 eggs since June, and we're now down to 3 eggs a day from 7 hens! How come battery hens, kept in terrible conditions churn out eggs day after day and yet my spoiled, loved, nurtured and treated hens lay only when they feel like it? Mrs Bertie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vida Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 Well she is the one eating mostly pellet others pick on her and dont allow her any treats. could that be the reason ? she might be too stressed. the corn eating ones lay regularly( of course they eat pellet too). Or, maybe she is too lazy . Vida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatedog Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 My Speckled Star isn't laying yet, but I know for a fact she's younger than the other 2, but I'm not sure by how much exactly.....Am I right in thinking they should start laying between 18 and 22 weeks? Or is it later? I thought she was about 15 weeks when we got her at the end of August, but that would make her 22 weeks roundabout now....her comb is beginning to develop and brighten but is not fully grown yet. And she hasn't started dropping to the ground like the other 2 did a few days before they started to lay. Hope she starts soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 I think 26 weeks seems to be more realistic. Mine all started between 25 and 28 weeks. They are all Omlet girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
