Hi all,
I got four ex-battery hens last summer and they were giving me a good 3-4 eggs / day.
They tailed off over winter until Christmas I was getting 1/day from 'old faithfull'. Then, at the beginning of January they went up to 2/day for about a week, then back down to 1 again from Old faithfull. I gave them a bout of Verm-X about 2 week later as a precaution, though I haven't seen anything I'd recognise as worms.
I'm still only getting 1 a day from Old faithfull and non from the others, though I was expecting them to pick up again by now.
Is this what I should expect from ex-batts or should I be investigating further. They all seem perky as usual.
I did have my first infestation of red mites a week ago
but - now I know what they look like - I'm fairly certain the mites had not been around for long. The hens have been relocated to the shed for the past week while the creosote dries, but Old faithfull's still going strong, and still nothing from the others.
Cheers
mab