Hi everyone!
I have many breeds of birds (about 40 in all) and I've noticed in the last couple of weeks their eggs have been getting smaller. Almost all of them are 2 yrs or younger and the eggs were medium in size but now a lot of them could be mistaken for bantam eggs!
They get layer, scratch and grit along with fruits and veggies and plenty of water so I don't think it's that. I read somewhere that I shouldn't be using artificial light now so could that be it? Sunrise is about 6:45 am and sunset about 8:30 pm. Our light comes on at 5:30am and goes off at 6:30 and comes on again at 8 and goes off at 9:30. Should we just not have the light at all or is that not the problem?
I have many breeds of birds (about 40 in all) and I've noticed in the last couple of weeks their eggs have been getting smaller. Almost all of them are 2 yrs or younger and the eggs were medium in size but now a lot of them could be mistaken for bantam eggs!
They get layer, scratch and grit along with fruits and veggies and plenty of water so I don't think it's that. I read somewhere that I shouldn't be using artificial light now so could that be it? Sunrise is about 6:45 am and sunset about 8:30 pm. Our light comes on at 5:30am and goes off at 6:30 and comes on again at 8 and goes off at 9:30. Should we just not have the light at all or is that not the problem?
