HENS PAIRING UP

my roundabout hens are stating to pair up,well they where but i lck them up now once i get them in and are fed..some people say their hens do,nt pair up,but in my eyes if they are as fresh as mine in which i want for the cocks how else can you stop them doing it.....any thoughts on this

all i can think is is a miniature strapadicktomy

eh

its a joke ray

yes i know that but was,nt sure what is was at first,could get my teeth around it steve...lol lol

Ray if you have chance to look at the DVD of Ronnie Evans he keeps his hen just that little hungry just to take there mind of things, as he says in the DVD he likes to see them keen

done that,but you ca,nt keep roudabout hens hungry can you,widowhood yes

i do this with widowhood hens i have noticed that they are starting to pair up

But Ronnie does say he likes to see them keen for food and in the film he shows just what he means

because they are fresh,which you want

Ray have you got these's hens on poles??

no ,boxes now locked up 6 days aweek now

Only an idear but how about putting them on poles and just keeping them just a little hungry

Ray did you like your photo

they will stillnest in the corner

Remember when your mother had the washing hanging up in the kitchen area you can use something like that to stop them from going to the floor but you can still remove it when it is time for there feed

yes these idea,s good for widowhood hens which i have done all before,its roundabout hens i,m on about.i think locking them up is the best thing for them

I understand were your coming from Ray i just don't like to see pigeons locked up but if that's the only way to stop them pairing up then it's there tuff luck then mate

yes t is .thats the only thing i can think of as well

ray, never flown roundabout so cant coment on it.......but we have flown widowhood and have found hens pairing up a problem, dont know if what we did will help but firstly the hens were fed on barley and kept a little short, secondly they sat on roofing lats accross the loft so they couldnt get too cosy with each other, also we never used a floor covering ie sand/deep litter etc which can encourage them to nest on the floor.....and lastly we had an aviery on the hens section and would leave the hens out in this during the day.

done that david,they take some stopping lol

confined to boxes then im afraid ray.........................

best of luck ray hope you sort hens out

i will thanks,i was just wondering if anyone else had any idea,s really

an news on the hens ray........?