Not at all.How far will I need to insert my finger(s) into their vent?
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Not at all.How far will I need to insert my finger(s) into their vent?
Thank you for sharing this article! Glad to hear its a non invasive procedure
No snake or rat issues here. I have not completed the vent or pelvis check yet. I plan to today! Is this the same examination procedure as the link provided above?Have you done a vent or pelvis check? Any snakes or rats?
Yes, that's it.No snake or rat issues here. I have not completed the vent or pelvis check yet. I plan to today! Is this the same examination procedure as the link provided above?
Not unusual for them to stop laying completely post molt and until daylight length starts increasing. 1st of January isn't all that long after winter solstice, so doesn't surprise me that only 1 started up and then didn't continue consistently.they all are on their 2nd winter with me. they molted in october/novemeber and hadn't laid since until about the first of January I had one start laying....the others never started back up yet and now the one that was has also stopped again.
Thank you for your response. Let me see if I understand what you are saying about the molting and resuming. From now on they can molt before Oct/Nov but still won't restart until after Jan/Feb of the next year? Is this typical no matter the breed of chicken or are there breeds that do better than my easter eggers? I had planned to every couple years to get a couple new chicks and send my oldest hens to freezer camp as soon as the new pullets start laying......hope I don't have to start doing that until next year though.Not unusual for them to stop laying completely post molt and until daylight length starts increasing. 1st of January isn't all that long after winter solstice, so doesn't surprise me that only 1 started up and then didn't continue consistently.
You'll probably start seeing eggs in Feb, maybe even late as March, depending on the hours of daylight you get. With each passing year after this the chances of these birds molting earlier and resuming later increases.
Correct. Some breeds are supposedly better winter layers but if you ask a dozen keepers they'll probably name a dozen different breeds.Thank you for your response. Let me see if I understand what you are saying about the molting and resuming. From now on they can molt before Oct/Nov but still won't restart until after Jan/Feb of the next year? Is this typical no matter the breed of chicken or are there breeds that do better than my easter eggers? I had planned to every couple years to get a couple new chicks and send my oldest hens to freezer camp as soon as the new pullets start laying......hope I don't have to start doing that until next year though.