5 year old Barred Rock laying almost every day!

[Nofowlplay]

My 5 year old Plymouth Barred Rock has been laying an egg almost every day this spring! This is a girl that laid a lash egg a couple years ago(gave antibiotics) and has been down a couple times with mystery illnesses over the years. I think my Buff Orp might have snuck one in but all the others are definitely hers! This is good because of my other 2 hens 1 is broody and 1 had a malformed egg the other day that I had to extract by hand. So she is off laying for awhile. Those 2 are Polish girls.
It's almost like my Barred Rock girl knew and has stepped up to the plate!

She didn't lay many eggs last year at all...so I'm so thrilled for the 2 of us!

 

[JedJackson]

My 5 year old Plymouth Barred Rock has been laying an egg almost every day this spring! This is a girl that laid a lash egg a couple years ago(gave antibiotics) and has been down a couple times with mystery illnesses over the years. I think my Buff Orp might have snuck one in but all the others are definitely hers! This is good because of my other 2 hens 1 is broody and 1 had a malformed egg the other day that I had to extract by hand. So she off laying for awhile. Those 2 are Polish girls.
It's almost like my Barred Rock girl knew and has stepped up to the plate!View attachment 1412334
She didn't lay many eggs last year at all...so I'm so thrilled for the 2 of us!

They can surprise you sometimes. I'm personally surprised you have a broody Polish hen. That is unusual.

 

[Nofowlplay]

Oh is she ever broody! She was last year this time too! Yesterday she jumped at me when I took her out to get a drink and stretch! Ha ha...good thing shes little!

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Doesn’t surprise me that she is still laying well at this age. Heritage and pure breeds may not lay as many eggs a year as sex links or production strains but they will lay for more than 4 years, where as most sexlinks are spent by then. My friend has 5 nine year old Orpingtons who still lay 1-2 eggs each a week.

 

[Nofowlplay]

Doesn’t surprise me that she is still laying well at this age. Heritage and pure breeds may not lay as many eggs a year as sex links or production strains but they will lay for more than 4 years, where as most sexlinks are spent by then. My friend has 5 nine year old Orpingtons who still lay 1-2 eggs each a week.

That is great! I was always led to believe that they were about done after 2-3 years! I wish my Buff Orp would start up again on a regular basis!

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

That is great! I was always led to believe that they were about done after 2-3 years! I wish my Buff Orp would start up again on a regular basis!

The first 2-3 years are generally the best but then production peters out after each molt, but they will stay lay. Someone on BYC only hatches eggs from 5+ year old hens to get chicks that will lay well.

 

[drumstick diva]

Brahma Chicken wow- your friend with 5-9yr.old Orps, says alot about her birds and the excellent care they have been receiving.

 

[Flock In Texas]

I hope Bossy can keep laying at that age. She is 15 months old and gives me 6 eggs per week. RIR and Easter Egger do also. The other 6 should come on line in a few weeks.

 

[Nofowlplay]

I hope Bossy can keep laying at that age. She is 15 months old and gives me 6 eggs per week. RIR and Easter Egger do also. The other 6 should come on line in a few weeks.

I would like a couple colored egg laying hens!

 

[Flock In Texas]

I would like a couple colored egg laying hens!

I wish predators hadn't gotten to my blue egg layers. I had brown, green, and blue for about a month.