The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Bionic on May 07, 2012, 05:00:22 pm
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I picked up my first 2 weaners this morning and then this afternoon I got my first egg (not from the weaners ;D)
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Had a good day then, well done.
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A Good day Bionic, tea sorted :thumbsup:
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It's so exciting when things start to happen. It's SOOOOO worth the effort
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The start of good things to come :thumbsup:
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What a good day ;D :thumbsup:
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It must have been the shock of the pigs arriving ;D enjoy. The first home grown egg is always the best :thumbsup:
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Well done that hen :thumbsup:
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:thumbsup: :) :thumbsup: No going back now! ;D
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Just eaten the first egg for lunch and it turned out to be a double yolker :o
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Just eaten the first egg for lunch and it turned out to be a double yolker :o
Cut down on the chicken pellets - double yolkers are nice to eat, but not so nice for the poor wee hen that lays 'em! :o
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Thanks Sally,
They have layers pellets in a galvanised dispenser so they can eat them when they want. What would you suggest I do instead?
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If it fits with your life, give them a ration of pellets in the morning and a scattering of wheat late afternoon. For 'ration', check what the bag says and give them that or a little less if they're free range with good forage available. If you still get double yolkers, cut the pellets down until you don't. :)
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Thanks for the advice Sally.
They do free range and have their pick of everything around. So i wll do as you suggest for a bit.
Sally
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We had a spell when our RIRs came into lay of having double yolkers. They settled down after a while ..... could just be the hens getting their laying pattern sorted. Could also get tiny eggs with no yolk. An egg and then nothing for a few days and so on.
Well done hennys :thumbsup:
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All 4 of our hybrids had double yolkers in the first few weeks when they started to lay,too. They settled and we have had none since.
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brilliant :thumbsup: