Hens not layed

[thomasd]

when sould the hens lay eggs i have paired them up 2 weeks ago some have layed but most of them have not i have the light on from 8am to 9pm everyday since they have been paired

[dwh]

when sould the hens lay eggs i have paired them up 2 weeks ago some have layed but most of them have not i have the light on from 8am to 9pm everyday since they have been paired

 

WE PUT LIGHTS ON 14 DAYS B4 PAIRING UP

[PIGEONMAN_SEAN]

cold wether will knock them back abit

[mark proctor]

what if we havent got lights in the lofts,,,this is my first year ive not rigged any electric up after moving house,,,got a feeling im going to struggle,,....just a feeling thou...

[demolition man]

what if we havent got lights in the lofts,,,this is my first year ive not rigged any electric up after moving house,,,got a feeling im going to struggle,,....just a feeling thou...

 

Warmer weather and bird being fit is more important than lights.

 

Regards

 

 

[Guest lenwadebob]

when sould the hens lay eggs i have paired them up 2 weeks ago some have layed but most of them have not i have the light on from 8am to 9pm everyday since they have been paired

 

May be better to have lights on from 3am and turning them off while still light to let the birds go to roost/sit by the natural nightfall. Also as mentioned lights should be on at least a fortnight before pairing up to allow birds to adjust to extra light

[mark proctor]

 

Warmer weather and bird being fit is more important than lights.

 

Regards

 

ok,,cheers m8... :)

 

[shweet]

Have my lights on 6.00am to 10.00pm from fourteen days before pairing right through.  I also pair through the bars where they can see each other but cant get to each other 1 week before letting them  together propely in  the boxes.  I have paired today 10 pairs out of 11 paired straight up this morning and have just changed the hen in the couple that wouldnt pair.  This couple are now also pairing and so all 11 pairs have paired up and I expect all to lay in there first egg in 10 to 12 days.

[mark proctor]

Have my lights on 6.00am to 10.00pm from fourteen days before pairing right through.  I also pair through the bars where they can see each other but cant get to each other 1 week before letting them  together propely in  the boxes.  I have paired today 10 pairs out of 11 paired straight up this morning and have just changed the hen in the couple that wouldnt pair.  This couple are now also pairing and so all 11 pairs have paired up and I expect all to lay in there first egg in 10 to 12 days.

 

welldone m8,,glad to hear things have gone right for you,,all the best for 2010,,,mark..

[Wizzer]

DON`T USE LIGHTS.

Just give the Hens plenty of exercise in the months leading up to pairing.

As long as they are fit, and the weather is above freezing, they go down very quickly.

 

[Guest frank dooman]

cold weather and yearlings nothing worse dont wory about it they will lay when they are ready

[Guest gladdo]

my mate had 2 hens that didnt lay but id say it might be still bit too cold and why not wait until mid jan where hopefully bit warmer ...why go for it so early ...does not make them any better ... plus your giving yourself more work but some like to get going early i suppose ... mikey dublin ireland ...

[Guest GRIZZLE GRAHAM]

if you pair up early, it is very important that your hens are not overweight,remember they have just finished the moult,and because most fanciers allow the birds to have as much food as they want while moulting it is highly likely that some hens will be on the heavy side.i paired my 8 pair of stock birds up 20th of november. they all went down within 5 days of each other and these were all yearlings first time pairings.i let them sit the eggs until 5th dec, then i took the eggs away and by the 15th of dec they had all gone down again.because non of these birds fly out,i put a lot of emphasis on making sure the birds had their feed correct, so the hens were not heavy.fat hens struggle to lay,and are less fertile,just as fat women find it harder to get pregnant.

[Dave barrie]

hi thomas, the light is fine but if they are yearlings , watch for egg bound , sitting fluffed up not interested , cold weather does it, a bit early if your not sure, new pairings they will all be different, have patience your a wee bit early , dave

[mark proctor]

DON`T USE LIGHTS.

Just give the Hens plenty of exercise in the months leading up to pairing.

As long as they are fit, and the weather is above freezing, they go down very quickly.

 

IF WE NEED OUR HENS TO BE FIT M8 TO LAY,,,WHAT ABOUT STOCK HENS THAT ARE NOT BROKEN,,,? CARNT GET THEM FIT... :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/

[Guest GRIZZLE GRAHAM]

don`t have to be as fit as birds that fly out Mark,but must not be fat though.my stock hens have been laying like chickens and they hae never flown out in their lives.i prepared them for breeding one month before putting them totally together,and everything as gone as i wished .

[mark proctor]

don`t have to be as fit as birds that fly out Mark,but must not be fat though.my stock hens have been laying like chickens and they hae never flown out in their lives.i prepared them for breeding one month before putting them totally together,and everything as gone as i wished .

 

hi graham,,yes ive been reading your thread on the above,,for some one whos had many years of your doing realy well m8,,,welldone,,,the reason i just put the above on graham is because that lad said the hens had to fly out and get fit to lay,,,i thought of your thread m8 knowing you dont let yours out,,,,all the best with the young of them m8....mark..ps ive still got your phone numbers and i will get to see you after the new year,,sorry i havent been earlier m8 had alot of familey problems,,,see you soon buddy... :) :) :)

[dwh]

always use lights in stock and all go down in 14 days ecept this year going great till cold snap then they stopped still waiting for 4 out of 16 1of 4  left  she egg bound

[BIGK]

weather/temperature is the biggest factor just follow the wild blrds they aint thinking of laying yet are they, we can only change certain parts of the birds environment but theyll only lay when they believe its the best to do so with survival of their young utmost in their thoughts.

[jimbhoy29]

i paired up 20 pair 2wks ago 16 pair were this yrs young  havent been out the loft since august and thats them just starting to lay now the only 1s that havent laid are the overweight ones  which now i have cut there feeding down

[Guest IB]

weather/temperature is the biggest factor just follow the wild blrds they aint thinking of laying yet are they, we can only change certain parts of the birds environment but theyll only lay when they believe its the best to do so with survival of their young utmost in their thoughts.

 

Agree with you. Don't see any point in trying to pair pigeons up at this time of year, or in this cold spell.

[jakjak]

 

May be better to have lights on from 3am and turning them off while still light to let the birds go to roost/sit by the natural nightfall. Also as mentioned lights should be on at least a fortnight before pairing up to allow birds to adjust to extra light

 

spot on I would say, although I would switch on about 4.30ish am

defo go to roost by natural nightfall

[KEVIN ELLIOTT]

I HAVE MY LIGHTS ON FROM 15.30 TILL 20.00 THAY HAVE BEEN ON THIS FOR 9 WEEKS NOW AND WILL

STAY LIKE THAT TILL MARCH AND I HAVE NOT HADE ANY PROBS DONE  THIS NOW FOR 10 OR MORE YEARS

                                                    KEV

[chickadee]

 

Warmer weather and bird being fit is more important than lights.

 

Regards

 

 

It has nothing to do with warmer weather, for years people have paired up on boxing day and they used to have worse weather than us.???????

[chickadee]

 

It has nothing to do with warmer weather, for years people have paired up on boxing day and they used to have worse weather than us.???????

 

and I should've said yes for them being fit as well.