flo
107 posts
May 10, 2008
9:54 AM
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I tried the search button but i wasn't very successful so here is my question.
Considering it is a 05-06 hen (fairly young) and with 3 fosters to back her up, how many round can a hen lay eggs per year? What are the risks even if they are properly prep with oyster shells and provital?
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FLO
www.blacked-out-loft.webs.com
SAKTOWN, KALI4NIA
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Mount Airy Lofts
731 posts
May 10, 2008
11:44 AM
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As many as you can foster out! It helps to keep the hen in a large spaced area to produce the most eggs out of her. Breeding a full team from her in a year would be a breeze.
Just me here but I think it is less stressful for a hen to just lay then for her to raise youngsters.
Thor
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Bluesman
Pigeon Fancier
1206 posts
May 10, 2008
12:32 PM
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I usually only take 12 eggs from a hen for fostering.She will lay ever 9 or 10 days.I then give her a 2 month break and do it again.This is when I switch cocks if I want to.I always let her raise the last round for the season.
I also agree that it is less stressful to just lay eggs.
But don't be surprised if a hen you pump is done laying eggs when she is only 3 years old. David
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Santandercol
2485 posts
May 11, 2008
6:05 AM
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That is right about running out of eggs from what I've read here before anyhow.A hen is born with the ability to produce only so many eggs in her lifetime.
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Kel.
Rum-30 Lofts
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Velo99
1721 posts
May 11, 2008
7:26 AM
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I run 6 eggs a round 2-3 rounds a season. They get a break during the 18 days the hen is sitting on eggs. I use this time to feed em up and get em all kinds of healthy before the eggs hatch. I usually get a clear egg or two at the first of the season.
I have had three clear eggs so far this season and one chick die in the nest,all my squeaks are still here. Good stuff so far.
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V99
Keep the best. Eat the rest.
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