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David
Oldbird
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Location : Leeds
| | Subject: Hen laid on floor....... Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:53 pm | |
| had a hen lay its first egg on the floor, tried locking her in the nestbox when she was due to lay the second egg but decided to leave her on the floor as it seemed to be unsettling her too much.....i decided to put a bowl down for them and she laid the second egg and is now happily incubating them, should i try cover them with a board lent up against the wall or leave them.....?  |
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steve1952
Youngbird
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Join date : 2009-12-01
Age : 71
Location : Newport isle of wight
| | Subject: Re: Hen laid on floor....... Sat Mar 20, 2010 1:06 am | |
| ive had 2 yearling hens do exactly same i left them to it |
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Rudderfett
Youngbird
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Location : pembrokeshire
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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
Posts : 11428
Join date : 2009-03-30
Age : 60
Location : south shields
| | Subject: Re: Hen laid on floor....... Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:55 pm | |
| when they have laid first egg on the floor i put egg in there box then they tend to lay second in box aswell |
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David
Oldbird
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Location : Leeds
| | Subject: Re: Hen laid on floor....... Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:06 pm | |
| tried it ian, hen wouldnt settle so decided to leave on the floor as i needed these ybs from this pair.....  |
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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: Hen laid on floor....... Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:08 pm | |
| did you lock her in with the egg |
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Rudderfett
Youngbird
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| | Subject: Re: Hen laid on floor....... Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:21 pm | |
| Thats true what Ian has said, you can put an egg in her box, and sometimes they do lay second in there i have done it this year, it works. |
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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: Hen laid on floor....... Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:23 pm | |
| yes martyn have done this many times |
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Don Webb
Oldbird
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Location : Tipton
| | Subject: Re: Hen laid on floor....... Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:15 pm | |
| Agree with you martyn  |
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Don Webb
Oldbird
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| | Subject: Re: Hen laid on floor....... Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:16 pm | |
| Mind you now that she has laid both eggs try to move her she may settle now |
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Don Webb
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| | Subject: Re: Hen laid on floor....... Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:22 pm | |
| Going back a few years and an old fancier had an old hen always that always laid on the floor and one year he paired her late on the floor she laid and as time came had youngsters he added extra pigeons to the section which had no were to perch but on the floor this made the hen angry and would run the birds of the floor
The morel of this was the hen was sent to saintes 460 miles 1st Club 1st Fed 1st Combine only bird on the day |
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David
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Location : Leeds
| | Subject: Re: Hen laid on floor....... Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:06 pm | |
| yes ian locked her in box but she wouldnt settle down, was trying to get out so didnt think it was worth the trouble in the end.....altho i do not like her on the floor but i dont think i had much choice in it really....... |
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Don Webb
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David
Oldbird
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Location : Leeds
| | Subject: Re: Hen laid on floor....... Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:16 pm | |
| no i havnt don, ive decided to leave her and her mate on the floor as if i start to disturb them and they leave the eggs they are ybs i amm counting on as they are from my new janssens. |
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IANYOUNG
Oldbird
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Location : south shields
| | Subject: Re: Hen laid on floor....... Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:18 pm | |
| think it would be best to leave them as you want these youngbirds |
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Don Webb
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| | Subject: Re: Hen laid on floor....... Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:11 pm | |
| O.K David can see were your coming from mate
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IANYOUNG
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Don Webb
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IANYOUNG
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Don Webb
Oldbird
Posts : 14926
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| | Subject: Re: Hen laid on floor....... Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:07 pm | |
| The spelling put right which you noticed |
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