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| C.C.P |
 Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 9:13 pm |
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How long before they start to lay eggs again & will they go back to
being broody? JEAn |
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| Jill |
| Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 2:38 am |
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C.C.P wrote:
Quote: How long before they start to lay eggs again & will they go back to
being broody? JEAn
Its varies a great deal but often they will be Mum for around 5 weeks and
think about laying after that
- it varies on :
Condition before and after sitting
Time of year
Weather
Age of birds
etc
An early brood and a persistant broody might give you two broods in one
year, you will also have a bird whose resources are badly depleted to go
into the winter.
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regards
Jill Bowis
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| C.C.P |
| Posted: Sun May 27, 2007 7:48 pm |
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She just hatched out 4 chicks the 5th one did not have a chick in it
,strange as it was that one was her own egg.the weather is getting warm
here southwestern michigan in the U.S.A. & she was in very good health.
So if i let her stay with the babies for 5 weeks then she wii start to
lay again? How old do the chicks have to be before I can put
them in with the rest of the chickens, there will be 5 hens & 1 rooster.
thank you for the help jean U.S.A |
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