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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Maesgwyn on May 30, 2012, 04:03:30 pm

Title: Ixworth hens
Post by: Maesgwyn on May 30, 2012, 04:03:30 pm

I have an Ixworth cockeriel and one hen running with all my other hens but when i tried to hatch her eggs nothing happened, so I am looking for more hens. I live in Carmarthenshire.  Are they a difficult egg to hatch as my incubator is a good one and just hatched 6 Kahkis?
 

Title: Re: Ixworth hens
Post by: Fowlman on May 30, 2012, 04:14:16 pm

How many other hens you got ? He may not of actually got round to treading her, they do have favourites. I would pen the cock and hen up together for a couple weeks.

Title: Re: Ixworth hens
Post by: Maesgwyn on May 30, 2012, 04:41:21 pm

17 hens in total plus the cockeriel

Title: Re: Ixworth hens
Post by: Fowlman on May 30, 2012, 06:03:59 pm

Thats your problem then, too many hens. Maximum ratio should be around 7:1.