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PostSubject: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyWed Jan 06, 2010 6:12 pm

hens slow laying.some sitting well this cold snap rite pain
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyWed Jan 06, 2010 6:30 pm

This cold snap will slow anything down according to met we will have this for another 10 days or so
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PostSubject: hens   hens slow laying EmptyWed Jan 06, 2010 6:33 pm

i no its a night mare.wot can u do lets hope it gets warmer soon
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyWed Jan 06, 2010 6:39 pm

thats all we can do its -4 here at the moment ive never been one for putting a deep litter of straw or anything on the floor but at the moment im tempted just to try and increase the tempreture at least by a couple of degrees
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PostSubject: hens   hens slow laying EmptyWed Jan 06, 2010 6:45 pm

its in the minus here to mate i no alot of people starting to worry.we need more than straw.
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyWed Jan 06, 2010 7:01 pm

it will help a hell of a lot ken believe me
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyWed Jan 06, 2010 7:05 pm

Yes Ray think i will be going to corn store to pick a bale up, to be honest i carnt remember it ever being this cold in the north west
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyWed Jan 06, 2010 7:08 pm

How are u lads coping on the eastern side and John up in Aberdeenshire how are you doing
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyWed Jan 06, 2010 7:29 pm

its horrible,but coping.water has,nt been frozing as much as i thought.the sooner its gone the better.the lads in scotland will be suffering a lot more than us
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PostSubject: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyWed Jan 06, 2010 8:04 pm

lukily its stoped snowing down here like u say the quiker its gon the better.
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyWed Jan 06, 2010 8:11 pm

gareth wrote:
hens slow laying.some sitting well this cold snap rite pain
how laong they been paired up gareth....? i had problems last year with the cold, some only laying one egg and some not hatching........i would do as ken says and try some straw on the floor as when ive used it it seems to be a little warmer aktho this year i have bought horse bedding.
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyWed Jan 06, 2010 8:13 pm

i put horse bedding down last week got 4 nests of eggs today
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyWed Jan 06, 2010 8:20 pm

hi steve, i bought it a couple of weeks ago but havnt put it down yet.....it seems like wood chippings/shavings type of thing, going to put it down in the next day or two.
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyWed Jan 06, 2010 8:21 pm

paired up xmas day some have gone down great.mind gota give them a chance its not jurt me having problems this cold snap is effecting every one
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyWed Jan 06, 2010 8:27 pm

i was panicing at one point last year gareth, eggs not hatching, only laying one or no eggs at all......theyll lay when they are ready. Very Happy
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyThu Jan 07, 2010 10:34 am

mine just starting to lay, 1 pr last week, 4 prs in last 2 days, 5 more prs to lay in stock, havent started with 10 2009 birds yet
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyThu Jan 07, 2010 3:16 pm

steve1952 wrote:
mine just starting to lay, 1 pr last week, 4 prs in last 2 days, 5 more prs to lay in stock, havent started with 10 2009 birds yet

how many ybs you planning on breeding steve....?
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyThu Jan 07, 2010 3:25 pm

hoping for 50, wanting at least 20 left for yearling racing 2011, plans 2010 learning for me and to finish 3rd club out of 14
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyThu Jan 07, 2010 3:28 pm

still to cold lads thats why the birds are slow at laying not thinking about it yet
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyThu Jan 07, 2010 3:30 pm

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still to cold lads thats why the birds are slow at laying not thinking about it yet

heard on the news today scotland have had -15 in places john, thats cold.....dont blame you for waiting a while yet....... affraid
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyThu Jan 07, 2010 3:47 pm

terrible david got 1 section ready but still need to get another yet plenty time next week am thinking about
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyThu Jan 07, 2010 3:56 pm

first egg this morning in widowhood loft ,
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyThu Jan 07, 2010 6:22 pm

how many pairs you got paired ian....? did they all pair up more or less the same time, you should have some more tonight hopefully Very Happy
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyThu Jan 07, 2010 6:52 pm

got 36 pairs all paired same time arart from two pairs
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PostSubject: Re: hens slow laying   hens slow laying EmptyThu Jan 07, 2010 7:36 pm

are you breeding ybs off all 36 pairs ian or floating eggs from your best ....?
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