Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: jinty1911 on November 02, 2010, 18:42
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Think 2 of the girls are no longer broody. :D 2 piles of poops in house this morning and only 1 big broody poo now. So how long untill we get eggs again? I think I read somewhere that if they are broody for 3 weeks it will be another 3 weeks til they lay again? Or will they not bother now untill spring? They were only laying for a couple of weeks before the broody nonsense started.
Jinty
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One of my new girls laid for a couple of weeks and is now broody. the other hasn't got going yet.
Will be interested to know what the responses from those in the know is too.
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My girls usually don't lay for about 2-3 weeks after they stop being broody. One in particular is regular as clockwork, lays for 3 wks, goes broody for 7 wks, 2wks to recover, lays for 3 wks, goes broody for 7wks....... >:( good job they're pets more than anything or she'd be on a one way trip to the pot.
With winter on its way though the egg production will probably drop anyway.
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can be a long job , 3 weeks is about right , my silkies go broody that much i am thinking of changing over from them , a pain really
stan