Old Cock Not Filling His Eggs, Any Advice Would Be Welcome

[Dave barrie]

13 yr old cock failed to fill eggs this year, i have tried trimming round the vent but no joy, was wondering if their were any magic potions or the like, thoughts on this will be very welcome, thanks davy.

[OLDYELLOW]

was he paired to a yearling hen ???

[Dave barrie]

fraid so mark but no luck,i was thinking maybe proteins, minerals for a try, been a good doo.

[Guest KING BILLY]

fraid so mark but no luck,i was thinking maybe proteins, minerals for a try, been a good doo.

give it half a yeast tab

[Dave barrie]

worth a try, cheers king billy.

[OLDYELLOW]

worth a try, cheers king billy.

I sent you a message

[DJWa]

worth a try, cheers king billy.

 

speak to ian and gary gibb davy

they used vita king fertility treatment on their old cock and got a few y/bs out him

[Dave barrie]

nice one davie. ill do that. hows yirsell coming on,will be in for ma tea next season so warm the pot up

[walterbmasson]

davie give wheat gearm oil mixed with depuritive fer a few weeks before you pair him up and 10days when treading hen up ta 2nd egg all the best

[Dave barrie]

cheers walter, the advice seems to be weight off and vits, young hen and go for gold, wonder if itll work for me ha ha. davy

[DJWa]

nice one davie. ill do that. hows yirsell coming on,will be in for ma tea next season so warm the pot up

 

your welcome anytime davy

[dwh]

13 yr old cock failed to fill eggs this year, i have tried trimming round the vent but no joy, was wondering if their were any magic potions or the like, thoughts on this will be very welcome, thanks davy.

1/2 zinc tab 14 days b4 pair and pair him when the weather turns warmer

[andy Burgess]

does the same instructions work for old hens too ?? increased fertility ? noted a few replies to this but over 125 views ? is it a more common problem or ?

[walterbmasson]

andy if the hen lays a nice egg i always blame the cockif clear

 

 

[OLDYELLOW]

does the same instructions work for old hens too ?? increased fertility ? noted a few replies to this but over 125 views ? is it a more common problem or ?

normally fat stops hens from laying but they only ever have so many eggs before they become infertile and after that there's nothing you can do to get to lay as there's none left So if you have good breeding hens split them after your done with them

[andy Burgess]

andy if the hen lays a nice egg i always blame the cockif clear

does that still apply if the hen was elderly and the cock a good bit younger ??

[walterbmasson]

does that still apply if the hen was elderly and the cock a good bit younger ??

 

 

yes andy

[andy Burgess]

yes andy

thank you for the reply .

[jimmy_bulger]

dave got a old cock here he filled 2 out 10 in 2010 put him in 8x4 section on his own with hen this year he filled 7 out of 10.

trimmed him and his hen round the vents .

hes in fine fettle even now and if he gets through the winter i expect him to fill 1 or 2 next year as he is in his own section he does not have to compete or get bullied by younger cocks.

he is a 1994 bred bird.

hope this is of some use to you just be patient with him in his own section he might miss 1 round or 2 but then he might fill the next couple rounds with a bit of sun on his back.

[Dave barrie]

thanks for the reply jimmy, yours and all the other replys have given me a lot of food for thought,excellant response to an age old problem. thanks again lads,dave.

[Henrik]

As well as trimming round the vent, cut an inch off his tail too.

[just ask me]

i hear guys talking about smarties

[bombersbullets]

i hear guys talking about smarties

what the blue diamond shape ones

[johnnyksspeedshop]

I was at an auction/seminar this weekend, and the speaker Rick told a story of a Chinese breeder whose business was buying good(expensive) birds from around the world and bred them and sold the young. Well, some of the older birds were not fertilizing, so he had absolutely no use for them and would let them free. So Rick asked him why he was releasing birds he spent a fortune on, and he said that while many of them flew away and did not return, some of the ones who stick around became fertile again after exercising and being free. Just a story I heard and thought it was interesting.

[Guest homestead]

I was at an auction/seminar this weekend, and the speaker Rick told a story of a Chinese breeder whose business was buying good(expensive) birds from around the world and bred them and sold the young. Well, some of the older birds were not fertilizing, so he had absolutely no use for them and would let them free. So Rick asked him why he was releasing birds he spent a fortune on, and he said that while many of them flew away and did not return, some of the ones who stick around became fertile again after exercising and being free. Just a story I heard and thought it was interesting.

I hate keeping prisoners so my stock birds now have access to an aviary and the differance the aviary makes is visible in the birds. The story about the chinese man i could believe exercising and blood flow i wish i had the spare cash to find out..