Where have all the laying pullets and ex laying hens gone?! I usually have no trouble at all picking up a few hundred of either. Yes I know this whole lockdown thing has had people buying hens left right and centre, but egg sales have also rocketed too. Has consumption really gone up that much?!
What I imagine will happen is when things start returning to normal and a lot of the demand has been filled or people are getting bored of hens/no longer want them due to work commitments etc, hatcheries will also be going overtime to supply them and suddenly there will be a glut of hens, much like there has been with PPE.
Am I missing something, is there a reason I don't know of for the lack of availability?
Oh, and I may as well mention I am not paying £9 a hen for 20x 2 year old hybrids from Doris off of gumtree ?
What I imagine will happen is when things start returning to normal and a lot of the demand has been filled or people are getting bored of hens/no longer want them due to work commitments etc, hatcheries will also be going overtime to supply them and suddenly there will be a glut of hens, much like there has been with PPE.
Am I missing something, is there a reason I don't know of for the lack of availability?
Oh, and I may as well mention I am not paying £9 a hen for 20x 2 year old hybrids from Doris off of gumtree ?