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  1. wombat

    How many of you are experiencing a drop in egg production?

    The usual slowdown from older hens, no drop at all from the young ones so far. As long as I can keep adding a few hens a year, I'll have eggs ... until I'm up to my neck in chickens. "Are these eggs pasteurized?" "No, I'm only up to my neck in them. If they were past my eyes I'd give you an...
  2. wombat

    How many of you are experiencing a drop in egg production?

    Quote: In my experience, the more "production" oriented breeds will tend to keep laying in the coop once that is what they become accustomed to. The more "broody" sort may very well take advantage of free ranging to start hiding nests out in mother nature's back yard, leaving you with an egg...
  3. wombat

    How many of you are experiencing a drop in egg production?

    So far, no drop here. My egg-a-day ones are still at that rate, but 5-a-week are still giving me five. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I think some breeds are more sensitive to the hours of daylight. We get less eggs Nov-March or so, but we do keep getting eggs unless birds are in molt. We've...
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