Can you tell if a hen is done laying?
Can you tell if a hen is done laying? Or "past her prime"? I have a few hens that haven't laid an egg since I got them. (last fall) Does this mean they are done?Carole in...
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Hens need 14 hours of good light to set them into lay. With the days getting longer you should see them starting up if they are going to. Artificial light works too so after getting them you could...
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Also feeding the red pepper flakes can all so kick start them into laying. I assume their combs are pale? Did they molt over the winter and are they done? Once their combs brighten up, they should...
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well Carol, have they started laying yet?"I maybe a little bird brained!"
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Some have, but NOT my OEGB's! Carole in Indianahttp://www.picturetrail.com/homepage/bluebirdhill
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Carole, I got a hen last spring she did not lay a egg till this week. I figured she would never lay and was sold for that reason. She schocked me with those eggs. Amazing what sun shine( not that we...
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Hens never really stop permanently. They definitely slow down as they age. I have had chickens that produced eggs into thier teens.
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