I lost my run due to a tree branch on Sunday(really bad storm-no power for two days)I ended up bringing all the chickens and ducks inside because the run isn't safe.
No joke, they all laid an egg the last two days. I thought for sure the stress from the move and being inside would stop them, Nope.
They all are doing it--7 of them. They move around in the coop in the dark without issue too. I've heard them and brought a flashlight out to check and sure enough they are going up and down between roosts and scratching around in there.
Mine seem to almost prefer night and get more active. I...
I have 6 girls. 4 are just over 6 months and 2 are just over 8 months. I'm in Illinois. Weather has been in low 50s during the day and 30-35 at night. It gets dark pretty early now, so way less light. I do notice they are active even in the dark. They don't seem to let the dark bother them...
6 out of 6 today. I would expect in the next day or so to be down 1-2 because if it takes something like 24-26 hours between eggs, eventually there will be a day of rest. I do have a couple that lay later in the day.
They don't ever lay an egg at night, do they? I've seen as late as 4-5pm.
I got 2 chickens and 2 ducks that just started laying. Today only one egg. I cracked open 7 duck eggs today and they were all double yolkers, so one duck is making up for the slacking of the other...