Going off

Hawkins · « **on:** October 25, 2008, 11:53 »

Out of the 12 chickens I have I am only getting 6 eggs a day.

The 5 girls over the field which must be 30 weeks by now 4 of them are laying constant and out of the 7 ex-bats I just got only 2 of them seem to be laying. we have been getting 4 but are now down to 2.

Question
Are they going off laying now because of the weather
or
Do the ex-bats just need time to re adjust.

I'm not bothered just a little concerned in case there is an Underlying problem.

Anything I should be doing?

Em

Vember · « **Reply #1 on:** October 25, 2008, 12:07 »

Hi Hawkins
I would imagine that it's got more to do with the weather & shorter hours of daylight than anything else

Are they looking ok in all other aspects?
Poops normal?
Eye's bright?

Sarah

Hawkins · « **Reply #2 on:** October 25, 2008, 12:11 »

Hi Sarah

Yep they all seem fine apart from the ex-bats that are very anemic looking but are slowly getting some colour. They already have twice as much colour in theire coombs etc from when they came and they are doing good poos where they used to be very runny.

Perhaps they just need time to readjust after all they have never had uch fredom and are using the worms and scraps etc to make them feel better.

Em

Vember · « **Reply #3 on:** October 25, 2008, 12:15 »

I'd just keep a close eye on them & do what your doing

My eggies have gone down from 13 in one day in spring to 4 a day :shock:
That's down to the fact that some of the birds - geese, ducks & Guineas just don't lay all year and the hens have gone in to moult meltdown, there are feathers everywhere

Sarah

Knight Family · « **Reply #4 on:** October 25, 2008, 12:22 »

Hawkins,
I would not worry mine are doing the same currently.

Bodger · « **Reply #5 on:** October 25, 2008, 12:38 »

You people and your fixation on chicken Pooh .

It simply not a healthy passtime.

There's got to be more to life. :thumright:

Vember · « **Reply #6 on:** October 25, 2008, 12:41 »

Quote from: "Bodger"

You people and your fixation on chicken Pooh . It simply not a healthy passtime. There's got to be more to life. :thumright:

Sorry Bodger, was a senior care assistant in an old folks home and the poop thing has just carried on from there

Sarah

Jo-n-Neil · « **Reply #7 on:** October 25, 2008, 15:44 »

Lol vember. Im a nurse and its true. I can even guess whats wrong with some people from their poos. Now that is sad :?

woodburner · « **Reply #8 on:** October 25, 2008, 19:27 »

Well that's just proved that there are worse topics of conversation than chicken poos. :roll: :oops: :shock:

garddwr · « **Reply #9 on:** October 25, 2008, 21:43 »

it might just be this time of year

Going off

Vember

Vember

Bodger

Vember

Jo-n-Neil