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Blue Wheaten Pullet not laying

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DeWayne Edgin:
Well maybe because she was hatched April 24th 2012. But i have 7 other hens from the same hatch that were laying in January and February. There is three Wheaten, one Blue, and three Buffs that i have left that were all laying for awhile now. I guess she just needs more time.

bantamhill:
Beth:

I actually hatch in late summer on purpose. The pullets normally start laying at the right time and, if I have extras, they fetch a premium in the spring.

DeWayne:

I realize you may have to breed from this pullet, but you may want to track offspring in the event that the pullet is not a good producer once she starts to lay. Ameraucana need to be dual-purpose . . . meat and eggs!

DeWayne Edgin:
Ok. I am trying to get chicks from my other Blue Wheatens right now, so maybe i will get a few nice ones from them and just sell this hen.

DeWayne Edgin:
Well she finally laid an egg, but she forgot to leave the shell to! A nice little soft egg.  http://s1275.photobucket.com/user/Dewayne069/media/number%202/Picture8432_zps6e411d05.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

Sharon Yorks:
This happened to me once and I "think" it was from a lack of calcium. I added some oyster shell to her feed and also made up a sticky mixture of her regular feed, raw egg & oyster shell so she couldn't pick around it. Her eggs returned to normal 3-4 days later. All of the birds are on the same feed (Pen Pal Egg Maker) and I've never had any trouble with that before. Not sure if a lack of calcium is even the cause of the problem, but it's worth a try. If egg shells are made up of calcium, makes sense to me that a lack of it means no egg shell. I suppose some birds just need more than others at times. Hope that helps. 

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