Fred
8 posts
Apr 18, 2009
3:57 PM
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Hi, how often can a hen lay eggs.? thanks in advance Fred
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0221
190 posts
Apr 18, 2009
3:59 PM
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I've heard some chicken's lay over 300 a year.
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toughrollers
106 posts
Apr 18, 2009
4:03 PM
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Hi fred depending on what you are feeding your pigeon keep away from layer pallets as they are for chickens. Buy yourself pigeon pallets or naturally grain fed food and they will lay according to what nature wants.
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Toughrollers--Lofts
Ralph
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0221
191 posts
Apr 18, 2009
4:11 PM
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toughrollers, Mine do great on them, the voice on the cocks getting deeper though. There starting to crow, but the eggs are tasty. LOL LOL.
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toughrollers
108 posts
Apr 18, 2009
4:30 PM
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0221 thats good to hear, soon you will have a production line going of eggs and you will be selling them. LOL Keep up the good work.
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Toughrollers--Lofts
Ralph
Last Edited by on Apr 18, 2009 4:41 PM
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fontanabound
96 posts
Apr 18, 2009
8:25 PM
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i feed my breeders chicken pellets and there fine.
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Electric-man
2301 posts
Apr 18, 2009
9:02 PM
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When I pull eggs to be fostered, the breeders will "usually" lay again in about 12-14 days! I will only pull 2 to 3 rounds and then I let them raise a round!
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Val
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0221
193 posts
Apr 18, 2009
9:22 PM
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Fred, In answer to Your question, You could get 16-24 eggs out of a pair of roller,s. If you let them go by there selfs, They will lay every 30-40 days with a pair in good condition. I've taken 12 eggs off a 9 year old hen in the last 3 months. She only raised 1 clutch and the rest fosterd. She's setting on 2 wooden eggs now, As soon as I make sure the last one's are fertile, I'll start her again. I only use 6 stock pair and I have 19 pair down. 13 pair are just fosters. I'm also breeding off her nest mate. eggs no problem. P.S. LAYEN (pellets)
Last Edited by on Apr 18, 2009 9:26 PM
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cvrc(ckc)
28 posts
Apr 18, 2009
10:52 PM
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i also feed my birds layin pellets and the babies are healthier than ever. when i foster my pairs usualy lay around 11 or 12 days later.
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Electric-man
2302 posts
Apr 18, 2009
11:52 PM
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I would add to my post saying that I let the breeders set the eggs for about 5 days to make sure their fertile before I pull them for the fosters, so this adds up to around 18-20 days for a new round of eggs. Also keep in mind that this is during the height of breeding season. When it gets hot they slow down and when the daylight gets shorter, in late fall, this rate will slow down.
I guess if you have a controlled enviornment, you could keep em going, but your gonna wear your hens out. They can only lay so many eggs in their lifetime and then their done. I split my birds up for the last 4-5 months of the year and give them a break. JMO
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Val
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0221
195 posts
Apr 19, 2009
3:20 AM
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Electric-man,
You know, I've been hearing that hen's only have so many egg's in them for a long time. I know they quit laying. Is it really that they only have so many in them or is a health issue or an age issue. I 'm not doutbing what your saying, but it would be interesting to see where that information come's from. I've also had some cock's fertile 95% of they're eggs well into they're 15th year and other's stop at 8 year's. Any information?
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Indy
60 posts
Apr 19, 2009
3:40 AM
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0221 I have read that hens are born with a certain number of eggs and when they are gone that is it. Now I am not sure how many pigeons ever reach that number and actually run out of eggs or how many quit laying for other reasons. The cock bird on the other hand will continue to produce new sperm. I am not sure why some cocks are fertile much longer than others I guess some of it might be genetic and part of it might be health and managment of the birds.
JohnL
Last Edited by on Apr 19, 2009 3:44 AM
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Electric-man
2303 posts
Apr 19, 2009
5:24 PM
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0221, either way, they stop laying at some point and time, guaranteed! I don't care if they run out or just say the hell with it and retire (like my wife did)! LOL I think this point happens at a younger age if their bred to hard was my point (maybe thats what happened to my wife)! But anyways, I'm sure it has to do a lot with the health, management, and the age of the bird ! I believe that the results will vary with every hen also!
Nope, no scientific facts here!
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Val
Last Edited by on Apr 19, 2009 5:25 PM
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0221
206 posts
Apr 19, 2009
5:44 PM
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thanks for your response.
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