13 hens... yet 29 eggs a day. Suspicious?

[Kitty135]

What on earth is going on? I was told that hens can only lay one egg a day but we have recently been getting some crazy numbers. We gather eggs when the sun rises and again when the sun sets. Earlier this week, we had 15 eggs in one day. A day later... 18 eggs. Later... 23 eggs. And finally... 29 eggs. We only have 13 hens and we thoroughly check the nesting boxes twice a day. There doesn't seem to be an end to the maximum number of eggs! What's going on? Is this safe for my hens to be laying this frequently? They have been laying regularly for about three months now, if that helps.

 

[mgw]

What kind O chickens you got? I need to get some!

 

[flowerchicks]

maybe somebody is putting the eggs back outside

 

[JP101010]

cant wait to hear your mystery solved- like flowerchicks said maybe someone (ahem sneaky kids that are pranksters

) are putting them back outside?? if thats not possible than maybe wildlife sharing the nesting boxes? are all the eggs the same? ..........................................................................this is a weird one ... a flock with chickens laying 3 eggs a day

i dont know about that

 

[KrisH]

Practical joke, kind of like adding gas to someones car that likes to brag about their milage, then siphoning it out a couple of weeks later to make thm think something is wrong.

 

[ChickiKat]

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[Kitty135]

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It can NOT be a joke. That would be completely out of the question since the coop is locked and I'm the only one with the key. And I have buff orpingtons, RIRs, a brahma, a wyandote, and a barred rock. Any other possible theories?

 

[ChickiKat]

A holiday miracle..

 

[Kitty135]

Oh and the eggs range in color. Dark brown, light brown, creamish, and if we are lucky... lovely speckled brown eggs!

 

[Chic-n-farmer]

Apparently this is a new type of chicken math.... Eggebra

Obviously, it's too advanced for my chickens. They can just do the simple stuff: 1 chicken X 1 day = 1 egg

Slackers!