hens slow laying

1 round 72 y/bs brilliant

will be floating first round off stock in widowhood loft take odd few off widowhood cocks

our stock are just starting laying up now on 2nd round after floating majority of first, but this cold snap definately but them back a couple of days

did you say second round when did you pair up

might float some from my stock birds if i can get feeders to lay at roughly the same time.......

floated 1st pr of eggs yesterday 4 more to float for ray and phil, birds i bought from doncaster sales 1st 3 rounds putting under sitters 3rd and 4th round for me, letting them rear 4th round

steve ,only my opinion but i would,nt let them have 3 sets of eggs in a row before you let them have their own young uns ,i would let them bring up the third round if i was you,the chances are the hen will lay while bring the young up anyway.just be careful

will do that ray thanks mate

ian wrote:

did you say second round when did you pair up

Paired up 8th December, all laid up pretty well and let stock sit for 8/10 days before floating eggs, 95% of first round youngsters in pans now (just 3 pr which laid approx 5 days behind others, these 3 pr should be chipping at weekend)

doing well with them ipaired up 28th dec got my first eggs now only two layed at moment but the rest shouldnt be far behind

if floating eggs under feedders whats the max days apart can the eggs be laid so the feeders will sit and feed them properly.... (if you know what i mean....)

i was told 2 days either way is ok

right, thanks steve.......just planning for the ones im hoping to float under feeders,

ive floated 1 pr under a pr paired together last year, both were sitting 2nd egg 1 day, hoping i didnt move them too early, saw lightning let them sit 8 to 10 before moving

steve1952 wrote:

ive floated 1 pr under a pr paired together last year, both were sitting 2nd egg 1 day, hoping i didnt move them too early, saw lightning let them sit 8 to 10 before moving

wouldnt emagine it would make any difference steve, they dont actually incubate the first egg properly anyway do they, its only when they have laid the second eg that full incubation starts.....

steve1952 wrote:

ive floated 1 pr under a pr paired together last year, both were sitting 2nd egg 1 day, hoping i didnt move them too early, saw lightning let them sit 8 to 10 before moving

its only personal preference, some will say that i wasted a week?

but i do it to let the hen briefly recover and the cock not to drive his flesh off (then get bored and give up)

Mark

thank you lightning msqueen will let other sit longer before i move them

mark, what is the max difference apart for eggs to be floated when you have two pairs that you want to swap eggs with......in your opinion ?

DAVID wrote:

mark, what is the max difference apart for eggs to be floated when you have two pairs that you want to swap eggs with......in your opinion ?

i have done 2 days before (ie the 1st egg of the ones you are keeping was laid 2 days before other) and upto 3 days after (ie the 1st egg of the ones you are keeping was laid 3 days after other, but i wouldnt recommend this under a yearling pair an older hen will sit that little bit longer)

sorry to ask this how many days for a egg to hatch is it 10 to 12 days or is it 18 days

18 days phil

thanxs ian

no probs phil