Single hen

[Janty]

We picked our girls up on 7th October. I know the cochins, brahmas, pekins and buff Orpington bantam are too young to lay but the two hybrids were pol. However,we haven't had any eggs yet. My Mum-in-law keeps telling me that we have had bonfire night, etc. that would upset them and that it's the wrong time of year but other people seem to be getting eggs. Any ideas?

[Egluntyne]

I'm sure it is the short gloomy days that are responsible.

 

They'll take off in the spring.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I'm not getting any eggs and I know I'm not alone .

[Cookie Monster]

hey has sporty layed yet coz u keep tellin me that ur shour she will lay soon

[BeckyBoo]

You've definitely got them at a duff time of year, but don't give up. We're ony getting 3-4 eggs a day from 7 hens, then yesterday we got 5 eggs out of the blue, and one of them is a speckled egg so who knows who that came from cos we've never had one of them before! They can just lay one out of the blue in the shorter days, then none again for ages I expect. Also POL is not an exact time, we got all ours at POL and some started the day we got them, others we waited weeks for, (one still hardly ever lays the lazy free loader - we suspect she was actually older than sold)

 

Hope you get eggs for breakfast soon!

 

Mrs B

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Two of mine (27 weeks old) have just started crouching, so I'm hopeful .

[Amanda newbie]

Mine both stopped laying mid october and suddenly out of the blue I have had one egg a day for the last three days. Not sure who is responsible but I had a lovely omellette for lunch.

[Janty]

Thanks for the support. Sporty is crouching and her face is red...I am building my hopes up as she also spends inordinate amounts of time in the nesting box crouching.

 

Fingers crossed.

 

I just keep telling husband that it's a long labour.