8 - 10 month old hens

[Gonzo]

We're averaging about 6 - 8 eggs a day, friday we got 12! We have several different breeds, Australorps, RIR, BO, WO, SL & cochins. We have 21 hens in all. When will I start to get over run with eggs? I heard others getting 100+ eggs per week. Will I get more when they're a little older? I wonder if not all are laying yet. Anymore its hard to tell who's laying what.

 

[Gonzo]

anyone?

 

[Imp]

This is molting season, and it's darker this time of year. Your production should go up soon with artificial light, or in the spring without. And after molting. Good luck

Imp

 

[gkeesling]

I have 21 laying hens and get 13 eggs on a good day. Sometimes it's around 8 on a bad day. During the summer I got 14-17 a day normally. I know the season/light changes makes a difference in laying patterns. I did put a light with a timer in their coop and in the run. The light comes on at 4:00 a.m. and goes off at 8:00 a.m. I let them roost at night with the natural sunset. I'm thinking that, if I didn't have the artificial light go on in the morning then I'd be getting even less eggs than I am now.