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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: Deano27 on February 22, 2010, 14:35

Title: pekin bantam - still no eggs nearly a year on
Post by: Deano27 on February 22, 2010, 14:35

hiya

i bought 2 pekin bantams last april at which point they were about 10 weeks old.  i wasn't expecting any eggs from them for the first few months but now they're approximately a year old and still none.

i'm aware that true breeds don't lay as often and this particularly cold winter has meant they're unlikely to start right now but was wondering if they are even likely to start at all.  is it possible they'll begin in the spring?  they share a run with 4 hybrids but don't get bullied too much for their size.  i wonder if this could be a factor however?

has anyone had any similar experiences with pekins?

dean

Title: Re: pekin bantam - still no eggs nearly a year on
Post by: poppies on February 22, 2010, 14:41

Hi some of my pekins have'nt starting laying yet I think its the weather, personally I find a lot of hybrids spitefull to other birds   and would'nt keep pekins with them

Title: Re: pekin bantam - still no eggs nearly a year on
Post by: Deano27 on February 22, 2010, 14:52

hiya,

the hybrids don't give them too much grief - though they are clearly the bottom of the pecking order.  the pekins spend a large part of their day sitting on an upturned coldframe keeping themselves to themselves.

i just hope that once the weather warms up the pekins will start laying.  its not really the eggs i'm after - but was hoping one of them would go broody so I could raise some chicks

dean

Title: Re: pekin bantam - still no eggs nearly a year on
Post by: joyfull on February 22, 2010, 17:05

Spring will soon be here so hopefully you won't have much longer to wait  :)