egg laying shortage!!

R66VEY · « **on:** June 18, 2008, 22:15 »

ive got 16 ross lohmann hens .i got the first 6 about febuary and the other 10 about april .brought both lots at point of lay !! but still only gettin 9 /10 eggs a day !! surly i shud be getting more now !!

any ideas???

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #1 on:** June 18, 2008, 22:28 »

Got one of our Goldlines at POL last August, and she didn't start to lay until March, but she has built up to 1 nearly every day now! They'll start when they are ready!

pushrod · « **Reply #2 on:** June 18, 2008, 23:45 »

Is it that some are not in lay yet or are they laying every other day?

R66VEY · « **Reply #3 on:** June 19, 2008, 15:51 »

well i was getting 14 / 15 eggs a day thn they just went down to 10

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #4 on:** June 19, 2008, 17:02 »

How much feed are you giving them and what is it ?

R66VEY · « **Reply #5 on:** June 19, 2008, 21:07 »

they have a 1.5 kg feeder half mixed grain and half layers pellets wif big hand full of oyster shell and another hand full of grit. small holder layers pellets

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