2 eggs a day!:(

[ADuckOnQuack]

Only problem I have is that I don't have access to electric where my run and coop is. And trying to find a solar powered light that isn't sensored and has a timer on is near enough impossible.

 

[kindofodd]

My birds are a light brown leghorn, an Easter egger and an olive egger. But for some reason my eggs are white, brown and blue. Fine by me. 3 birds who always lay in their nesting boxes.
Yesterday, 3 birds FOUR eggs. 3 of the 4 eggs were white. 2 of them were laid outside and were not right. So thin and soft you could see the yolk inside. I think they were from my brown layer and she must have laid outside because she knew they weren't good. My babies are still young'ns. Haven't had first molt. Didn't really expect any eggs until spring but I've had about 2 dozen now. From what I've read the issue is that if they're too soft the eggs can rupture inside the chicken and make her sick. Theyre still on grower feed but have oyster shell available all the time. Suggestions are appreciated!

 

[aart]

My birds are a light brown leghorn, an Easter egger and an olive egger. But for some reason my eggs are white, brown and blue. Fine by me. 3 birds who always lay in their nesting boxes.
Yesterday, 3 birds FOUR eggs. 3 of the 4 eggs were white. 2 of them were laid outside and were not right. So thin and soft you could see the yolk inside. I think they were from my brown layer and she must have laid outside because she knew they weren't good. My babies are still young'ns. Haven't had first molt. Didn't really expect any eggs until spring but I've had about 2 dozen now. From what I've read the issue is that if they're too soft the eggs can rupture inside the chicken and make her sick. Theyre still on grower feed but have oyster shell available all the time. Suggestions are appreciated!

New layers often lay 2 egg in one day....one or both may not be fully formed.
Can take up to a month or so for the old egg machine to get in tune.
Make sure they are eating the oyster shell, if they aren't sprinkle a few pieces on top of feed for a couple days.

 

[kindofodd]

New layers often lay 2 egg in one day....one or both may not be fully formed.
Can take up to a month or so for the old egg machine to get in tune.
Make sure they are eating the oyster shell, if they aren't sprinkle a few pieces on top of feed for a couple days.

Great idea! I really can't tell if they're touching the oyster shell at all. I will do as you suggest and try to sneak some in with their breakfast for a while. Thanks so much!

 

[aart]

Quote: No need to sneak it in (you really don't want it mixed in) just put a bit on top of the feed so they'll learn to eat it.....can also spread some out on the ground in the run.
The thin shells you found are probably not due to lack of calcium ingestion, is just a new system getting tuned up.

 

[Crofts]

Obviously here in England it's winter. We're only having 8 hours of daylight and currently collecting 2 eggs between 23 chickens. Whereas before he used to have 17 a day! I was just wondering what you guys do over winter to keep the egg surply up? I know about putting a light in there coop for extra hours of light but does that actually work and what else is there I can do? Thanks in advance

How does that work? I'm in Northumberland and I've only got 5 hens of which 3 are laying an egg every day still. The other two are still too young to have started laying.

 

[aart]

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