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new to this - hardly any eggs

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racmac · 28/04/2010 18:18

We had 6 hens about 10 days ago, we were getting 3 or 4 eggs a day.
1 of the chickens dies - something to do with an egg getting stuck i think (see other post)
We have swapped the food to layers mash which seems to be going down better but the last 2 days we have only had 1 egg a day.
They havent had any scraps, they seem absolutely fine, not poorly or anything but just not laying.

How many eggs should i expect ? they are about 6 months old

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LaurieFairyCake · 28/04/2010 18:20

Are they definitely not around somewhere?

they may need longer to settle in and they may be traumatised at the other one dying and getting her egg stuck.

racmac · 28/04/2010 18:25

no id find them! they lay in boxes in the shed.

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stripeyknickersspottysocks · 28/04/2010 18:31

They might not all be quite mature enough yet to be laying. 5/ 6 months is point of lay but some develp quicker than others, that along with trauma of new surroundings could be why.

I bet in another month you will be getting more eggs.

LaurieFairyCake · 28/04/2010 18:33

ho ho

My chooks used to kick them under the boxes and the feed trays

I'm sure you've checked their eggbound already

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