The Poultry Keeper

Knobby · Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 5:29 pm Post subject:

Nooooooo.....give them a bit longer !!!!

debcat · Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 6:47 pm Post subject:

mine are just starting to lay again Very Happy

8 yesterday and today

Pete&Jackie · Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 209 Location: Hertfordshire

I am new to this, but since we got the chucks, the 3 Wyandottes were giving us an egg each practically every day and then Gloria our Buff Orp joined in about 5 weeks ago. Beryl our buff laced wy then had the moult a few weeks ago and we haven't had an egg since off her, then Doris and Mabel started a week or so ago and we haven't had any off them either, and as if to go out in sympathy, Gloria has stopped laying too!! Rolling Eyes

Margot our Maran was in lay when we got her but she has not laid since she has been with us and her comb is very pale and our new girls are a bit young yet.... so NO eggs at all at the moment!! Sad

What is likely to happen re egg production throughout he winter???

debcat · Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:11 pm Post subject:

I leave the lights on the barn, it's dark in there even in the day time and when the weathers bad (most of the time) they stay inside.
Extra light means some will lay most of the year,
But
they won't lay for as many years as hens who have a winter break

Pete&Jackie · Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 209 Location: Hertfordshire

I have no means of lighting their house, so it looks like a winter break then. Got no probs with that, I will wonder what to do with them all when they start laying at full steam ahead in the New Year!! Shocked

Someone did say to me that Wyandottes and Orps are good winter layers though!

Knobby · Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:30 pm Post subject:

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

Well as you all know I've never had an egg yet - and I don't think I've had any moulting either. Certainly nothing like people on here have described. (No balding oven ready looking creatures anyway!)
Do I actually have real chickens???? Or are they something more sinister masquerading as chooks!!!! ROFL Wink

Debs

Pete&Jackie · Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 209 Location: Hertfordshire

They aren't woofing or meowing are they?? Keep looking longingly at a tin of pedigree chum or whiskers??? Rolling Eyes

You could of fallen foul (groan) of the infamous chicken impersonators that are doing the rounds!! Wink

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

I think that must be it!!!!
They do love cat food = and my kittens are always down with them, in their house and eating their food! I think they are obviously confused!!!

ROFL!!

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

debs2, if your girls were hatched this year then it is unlikely that they will moult this year ~ but you will probably see it next year.
I got a number of my girls in Jan/Feb this year, as possibly point of lay, so obviously last years ~ and they have all been moulting ~ poor little pekins looked like skin and bone, they couldn't make one fluffy bottom between them (except for the 2 that were hatched earlier this year). Poor wheaten maran seemed to lieave a pillow case full of feathers every night for about a week ~ she's just started growing them back...and not a moment too soon if we're going to have cold nights!

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

Thanks Summayah, that helps to explain things.
I think they were all born this year (except perhaps my cockerel who I don't know his age!)
So at least I've got prior warning of what I may expect for next year!

Debs
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