silkie1472
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- Dec 28, 2016
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Good evening!
For the past several years, I have remained firm in the thought that chickens cannot lay more than one egg per day, but today I experienced something very interesting.
Yesterday, after letting my pullets out, I shut the gate to the laying boxes for some reason. I did not realize it until that afternoon. Some hens laid their eggs outside the coop, but some held them, so to speak. When I let them out this morning, I collected one egg from the coop. Later that day, I collected 6 more eggs. A few eggs were badly deformed, but holding eggs in can have this effect.
What I found astonishing is that I have 6 white egg layers, but I collected 7 white eggs today. I can assure you that one egg was not laid the day before. Has anyone else ever experienced this?
I know if I were reading something like this I would find it crazy and unbelievable, but I’m quite amazed.
For the past several years, I have remained firm in the thought that chickens cannot lay more than one egg per day, but today I experienced something very interesting.
Yesterday, after letting my pullets out, I shut the gate to the laying boxes for some reason. I did not realize it until that afternoon. Some hens laid their eggs outside the coop, but some held them, so to speak. When I let them out this morning, I collected one egg from the coop. Later that day, I collected 6 more eggs. A few eggs were badly deformed, but holding eggs in can have this effect.
What I found astonishing is that I have 6 white egg layers, but I collected 7 white eggs today. I can assure you that one egg was not laid the day before. Has anyone else ever experienced this?
I know if I were reading something like this I would find it crazy and unbelievable, but I’m quite amazed.