Jan 26, 2024 #1 J Jabroni Chirping Jan 29, 2023 18 75 61 My hens are still giving me an egg each per day or close to it. I'm not complaining, but why? They do not have supplemental light. The days are very short. They are young RI Reds that started laying in late Spring.
My hens are still giving me an egg each per day or close to it. I'm not complaining, but why? They do not have supplemental light. The days are very short. They are young RI Reds that started laying in late Spring.
Jan 26, 2024 #2 Tstraub Crowing Apr 6, 2023 890 4,832 296 Bluffton, Indiana A fairly large percentage but not all young pullets do lay through their first winter. They will most likely take a break next winter.
A fairly large percentage but not all young pullets do lay through their first winter. They will most likely take a break next winter.
Jan 26, 2024 #3 fluffycrow Chasing broodies Premium Feather Member Jan 12, 2023 15,380 48,736 1,026 Attica Greece Exactly. This is their first year. They usually lay through their first year