Inconsistent egg laying

mstafford75

In the Brooder
May 17, 2016
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Longmont, Colorado
Hey all,

Just wanted some advice for my girls. I have 4 red sexlinks, 1 barred rock, and 1 easter egger. So generally we are getting between 1-3 sometimes rarely 4 eggs a day. My coop is about 9ft long by 6ft wide, and the run is the same measurements. We have a total of 4 nesting boxes typical 1x1x1. I have 5 roosting bars for them plenty of room. We are feeding them 16% egg layer pellets. I have a 3 gallon waterer outside and 1 gallon inside for them. In the mornings we usually feed them some treats like cabbage, lettuce, meal worms, grass, whatever else. We also lay down 2-3 large cup fulls of scratch for them. Should we stop giving the scratch and only offer the pellets and the veggies we normally give them? Should I add another nest/s boxes or maybe more roosting bars? There is plenty of ventilation, and the run is covered on the top. Should I add some small lights in the coop itself to help it does get dark in there. Any ideas are helpful.
 
Definitely cut out the scratch......or go to a higher protein feed.
16% is about minimum for egg production.

How old are birds?

Do they free range? Maybe laying out in range area?

Wonders how you fit 5 roosting bars in a 9x6 coop?
How long are they? They only need about a foot per bird.

Do nests and feeders take up room in coop?
 
Okay thanks I'll bump them up to 20%. They don't free range outside of the run because of the city laws. What I did this morning is move my hanging feeder from inside to out in the run for them, and I'll put it back at night. Here are some pictures to give you a rough idea what it looks like. They range in age from 1 1/2 years the youngest is 1. Here is some pictures so you can get a better idea of my setup. Keep in mind the feeder is hanging not on the blocks, and also the nests have been lowered because they were having a hard time getting into the boxes at first. Also there is another set of roosting bars I added next to the other ones.





 

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