Eggs???

[jordanp31]

hi

 

Is it common for a bird to only lay 1 egg???i went down to the loft today and there was still only one egg in the bowl that one of my hens was sitting...i have checked around the bowl and on the floor for if their is any shells about. The first egg was laid on monday is she likely to lay again? Also will a single hen lay eggs if she hasnt mated and isnt paired up with a cock because i have what i thought was a cock and hen that havnt paired up but the hen has laid. The cock isnt showing much interest with the hen...

 

can anyone give me any answers???

[Guest TAMMY_1]

had this problem myself this year with yearling hens only laying one egg, never known a hen to lay unless it was either paired with a cock or hen

[Sally McQueen]

We had 1 pair that only laid one egg, just put a dummy egg with it because they wont sit one egg tight as they do 2 egss!!!!

 

 

[Guest]

Hi Jordan.

 

Your spare hen will lay if she has any stimulation from a cock, even just crowing & sweeping at her thro the bars is enough to set her off.

 

The only bird that I've heard lay without a cock bird being anywhere near, was a budgie in a cage, my gran's I think, and I was told it was probably due to overfeeding. Can't comment on that being a reason tho, because its also given as a reason for hens not laying .. too fat  

 

Sometimes the hen's cycle goes wrong, and she only lays one egg in the first round. But it is most probably age - a youngish hen around 6 months not really fully mature? Should be OK on her next round of eggs.

 

 

[Guest CS]

If your pair don't lay other egg... Put dummy egg with it...

[Guest]

maybe the we cold snap we had could have put her off as bit .last year one of my hens laid three eggs two were fill and the third was empty .