Minnesota!

[Cluckies]

dup

 

[NathanZee]

I'm calling bull

I am jk Nathan. I have only had Perkins over the winter so maybe that's the issue. BTW someone is coming to get my Pekin I think!

Yeah, a laying breed would probably do better. That's great!

 

[holm25]

 Yeah, a laying breed would probably do better. That's great!

BUT I do t put light on my birds in the winter and come spring she is laying an egg every single day till molt so i will not complain.

 

[BoyankaTheBuff]

I'm in Minneapolis and new to BYC- my six hens are about 8 months old. Three of them were laying 1x per day, but I moved them to a new coop about a month ago and now it's dropped to 2x/week

Hoping they get back into the groove soon! And that the other three finally start laying? They seem to like their new space at least.
Anyone else here in Mpls??

 

[holm25]

I'm in Minneapolis and new to BYC- my six hens are about 8 months old. Three of them were laying 1x per day, but I moved them to a new coop about a month ago and now it's dropped to 2x/week 

Hoping they get back into the groove soon! And that the other three finally start laying? They seem to like their new space at least. 
Anyone else here in Mpls??

Welcome! There I quite a few people from Minneapolis here.

When you move birds they can drop in production for awhile. At least mine did.

 

[GoldenFlight]

...

 

[GoldenFlight]

Posted as my brother AGAIN!

 

[NathanZee]

Quote: Good for her!

Are her eggs bigger than most duck eggs?

Quote: Welcome to BYD!

I don't have chickens so I'm not sure about that. I'm around 3 hours from Minneapolis, but I know a couple people raising birds in that area.

 

[Scott16475]

5 hens, the last egg I got was 3 weeks ago when my last girl started molting. Most likely they won't start laying again until march. (I don't put any light on them over the winter)

I haven't put a light in their coop since 2013 but I'm seriously considering it again.

 

[Cluckies]

I'm in Minneapolis and new to BYC- my six hens are about 8 months old. Three of them were laying 1x per day, but I moved them to a new coop about a month ago and now it's dropped to 2x/week

Hoping they get back into the groove soon! And that the other three finally start laying? They seem to like their new space at least.
Anyone else here in Mpls??

It could be the move, or it could be the time of year. most likely the time of year. Chickens need 14 hours of light to lay an egg, so production will drop in the winter. Usually if a pullet has not started laying by November, they won't start until the days start getting longer. So, for the other three, you might not see eggs out of them until Jan, Feb, or March. I am not from Mpls, There used to be a couple on here from Mpls, but i've not seen them in awhile. I live in Nowthen.