Stock laying

3-4 weeks

i wouldnt worry too much over it george, ive had hens lay a bit late, could be alsorts of reasons why , still early days yet......

how old is and did you breed off her last year ...?

George & Morgan wrote:

this hen with the broken wing is keen but slow in laying

Wonder if you could help her by investigating easing the wing from hanging down.

Pin it up maybe.

Must be uncomfortable for her, in particular when sitting.

Other wise she appears happy and healthy enough.

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Alway sad when our feathered friends have problems.


Regards.

she is happy enough do you think a rubber holding the flights to-gather would help  will give her another week see what happens

George & Morgan wrote:

she is happy enough do you think a rubber holding the wing may helpflights to-gather would help  will give her another week see what happens

Probably the best bet George to give her a bit more time, you cannot know just how it is affecting her.

I would seek advice from someone better than me in these circumstances.

But perhaps cutting the primaries on that wing may help George.

Regards.

you may be right never thought of that she can fly up for a drink with just the one wing

went in earlier, some building nests with the straw i put in yesterday .....some hens in bowls, hoping for a few eggs by next tuesday (ish)

just put the blue w/f cock in other loft he has taken to a nestbox and a young hen happy there

good news eh george .......

good luck lads hope you all have a good breeding season

just a thought george, can you put water in her nestbox save her from having to fly up to the drinker? Might be doing more harm than good when she's flapping to get up off the floor for a drink?

yes will do that Collin

are you feeding the countrywide mix with no maize? Hopper as much as they can eat or fed full twice a day?

feed once a day no maize corn

George if she's eating as much as she can cram in remember she isn't burning anything off as not flying out but not even flying from perch to perch or to the window and such. I'd be feeding her separately might be worth a try? teaspoon a.m. and level tablespoon p.m. Just my way but its what I'd do anyway, good luck anyway.

chap i know paired up 4 January and now has pair of eggs so he says

a few straw nests this morning, all seems good so far ........feeding bamfords centenary breeding mix,looks a nice mixture, not loads of big maize and it has boss pink pellets in it, will be sticking with that for this season hopefully .

David what are boss pink pellets

they are like chicken pellets / layer pellets george, that chickens eat .......they are sometimes used by pigeon men when breeding for the parents to feed to their ybs

ive always liked them, they build big healthy young birds .

do the ybs ever fall back when weaned at a different loft

this is centenary breeding mix im using george

http://www.bamfords.co.uk/products/breeding-and-rearing-mixtures/

do you get it in breed and wean

George & Morgan wrote:

do the ybs ever fall back when weaned at a different loft

yes i think they could do george, just like they can when bred in the same loft.......when i wean and plan on keeping the ybs the main thing i do is make sure they have water, i dip their beaks in a few times a day until they get the hang of it, and try make sure they eat as well .......i think once a yb starts going backwards its usually no good.

i have food and water in the nest box when breeding george, so the ybs usually learn from the parents how to eat and drink before they are weaned .

George & Morgan wrote:

do you get it in breed and wean

i used to do a few years ago, it was decent, and can be used even after the ybs are weaned .......its quite a high protein mix which is good for growing /developing young birds .