Re: My ducks have stopped laying.
- From: "Jill" <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:03:21 +0100
mulroys wrote:
"Jill" <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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mulroys wrote:Thanks as always, Jill. I suppose it is normal, but last year, the
I have a Pekin and a Kakhi Campbell who have stopped laying since we
had a hot spell. Both are two years old.
They get layer pellets with extra oyster shell, vegetable scraps,
and whatever they find in the yard. Both have good energy and look
healthy.
It's been about 6 weeks and I'm a little worried.
If you are coming into autumn where you live then this is not
unexpected. They should start again as the light improves in the
spring.
pekin layed for all but few days around the winter solstice.
Common in the first year but they rarely maintain such a generosity in
subsequent years
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