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post #1 of 7
6/19/09 at 6:06am
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It's 90-95 degrees here in Atl.   Can this high heat be a reason my girls are not laying this week?

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post #2 of 7
6/19/09 at 6:13am

It's 95 degrees here on some days and I may get 3 eggs and I have about 30 laying hens.  I often wondered the same thing. Curious to hear what others have to say.

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post #3 of 7
6/19/09 at 7:23am

You should look at this link to see what factors might be affecting your hens. It could be a sign that something is wrong, but my guess is that the heat is stressing your hens.

http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/2902/2902-1097/2902-1097.pdf

I'll emphasize the point.  While I think it is just the heat, I'm not there looking at your hens.  It could be a warning sign that something is wrong.

Good luck!

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Freedom is not the right to do what we want, but what we ought....Abraham Lincoln (Freedom carries responsibility)

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right.....Judge Learned Hand  (The more sure your are that your way is the only right way, the more likely you are wrong.)
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post #4 of 7
6/19/09 at 7:24am

The heat can definately be a factor in them not laying as much....mine always slow down when summer hits.

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I'm a Farmer/Rancher  Wife,Mom & Grandma  No Farms, No food. 
If you want house chickens and ducks in diapers then this is the forum for you.
I've got 50+ years of poultry experience, but this 'poultry' forum isn't for me anymore.
If you're going to complain about farmers, don't do it with a full belly or a mouthful.
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post #5 of 7
6/21/09 at 5:37am

lately ive been getting about adozen eggs a day.yeaterday it really hot an i found four eggs?

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post #6 of 7
6/22/09 at 3:36pm

We also went from about 16 eggs a day to about 3.  It has to be the heat (I'm in Florida and it's been in the triple digits); they clamped up as soon as summer hit!  My ducks too.

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post #7 of 7
6/22/09 at 5:44pm

It was sorta cool on yesterday and I got 19 eggs.  The heat index was in the 100's today and I only got 3 eggs.  Must be the heat.  We will have about 2 days of 104 degree heat here in Louisiana this week.  I'm NOT looking forward to that.

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