11 Hens, 12 Eggs??????

[digger MN]

Ok, What the heck happened here? I understood that hens only lay one egg a day. Right. out of the 11 hens 2 lay white eggs. I went out a 8am yesterday got 10 eggs ok 8 brown 2 white. went back out about half hour later and a brown egg and white in the box. These white hens started laying with the rest about July and have not miss a day yet. Would be nice getting a even dozen everyday but WHAT do you think is going on??

 

[cottage19]

It IS close to Christmas...maybe the egg elf is getting an early start...

 

[rcentner]

I had a hen that used to lay 2 in one day on occaision..stupid mr fox ate her and I have not had a hen lay 2 in one day since then (she was a mutt hen that looked like a mottled houdan)

 

[mulewagon]

Yay! You have SuperChickens!

 

[bjash]

We had the same thing happen to us last week. 11 RIRs and we had 12 eggs one day!

 

[cybercat]

Pullets will do that sometimes. As they get older things get more normal like 5 eggs a week with 2 days off not in a row all the time. Any chickens laying 7 days a week will only last one year due to burn out. Normal egg laying is 3 to 5 eggs a week per chicken, these will lay for many years. Your production stock like sex lind and hybred do not lay much past 2 years since they burn out. Many do not make it past one year.

 

[digger MN]

Thanks everyone, by the way it looks to me I should start hatching some eggs now to take over for the hens I have now. That will burn out in April. Hey they have been great for the first ones I have raised. See what the next ones are like. I like chicken stew.

 

[they'reHISchickens]

Yes, digger, that's how the chicken math begins.

 

[wolftracks]

My best layer ever was my Dom Aunt Susie. She'd give me an extra one once in a while and she never missed a day that I had her (bought her and 2 chicks, so she was broody), but after no chicks the eggs kept coming.

I had to sell my flock when we lost our house. Susie went to the feedstore lady's friend. She says Susie is still giving her eggs and may miss a day every few weeks, but that's it. She's the favorite bird at her new home.

 

[swimmer]

The first time my EE laid, she gave us two.