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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: reidi on November 01, 2011, 10:08:14 am

Title: any ideas
Post by: reidi on November 01, 2011, 10:08:14 am

moved my point of lay creamlegbar and white star in there winter pen the cream legbar were laying for around 3 weeks, then when the white star hens started to lay the creamlegbar have totally stopped. They  have all been roosting together and ran together in the summer when being brought up to point of lay.  Any idea whats going on??

cheers Andy

Title: Re: any ideas
Post by: Castle Farm on November 01, 2011, 11:30:53 am

You moved the bird and after she laid the egg/eggs already in her system she stopped producing.This is sometimes done to put back a pullet to stop her going into lay prior to a show. She may now go into a full or partial moult (neck moult).
Unless you give her more light and protien she may not lay again till spring, but a lot depends on the individual bird.

Title: Re: any ideas
Post by: reidi on November 01, 2011, 02:56:35 pm

They only started to lay a week after being moved and were producing for about 3 weeks then seemed to stop when the white star started to lay.  would this seem about the correct time scale for them to totally stop laying?

thanks Andy

Title: Re: any ideas
Post by: reidi on November 02, 2011, 03:53:45 pm

Caestle Farm have noticed today that the legbars are having a partial neck moult.

Thanks Andy