10 hens and only 3 eggs a day?

[OHMYCHICKIES]

Not sure if this is normal but my hens are not producing like they used too. They are 1 1/2 years old...a week ago they would lay 6-7 eggs a day. I do have the baby roosters that are now bigger than the hens but they are not trying to mate yet. They will be butchered real soon. I'm just wondering if they are hogging all the food and not leaving any for the hens. Is that possible? They do run out of food alot faster than ever.

Help, any ideas?

 

[onthespot]

I had two problems that caused egg laying to slow down. Moulting and mites. You can powder them for mites but the moulting you just have to wait it out.

 

[OHMYCHICKIES]

I thought of mites but the ones that I think have it are the ones that are laying. The main rooster really likes the ones the look like they have mites. So I figure the reason the feathers are off is because of him and it's only 4 of my hens.

 

[gritsar]

Year and a half old? Sounds like a molt. Mine are starting into one and my egg production has plummeted.

 

[OHMYCHICKIES]

Hmmm..I do see a whole bunch of feathers on the ground but thought it was the baby chicks which are now 4 months old.

 

[OHMYCHICKIES]

well, I found the missing eggs, they've been laying in our hay barn

I pulled out the eggs I found and just an hour later, found 3 more there. They are conspiring and all laying there.

 

[georgialee]

glad you found the eggs!

 

[OHMYCHICKIES]

so am I

 

[gritsar]

Quote:
The sneaky little boogers!

 

[cmom]

Glad you found out where they were laying...