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notsorandom

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so i totally spaced my hens age i was thinking they were a lot older but based on when i got them they are just now hitting the 6th month mark and ive gotten 3 eggs (3 hens) so i found 2 eggs on the 5th and 1 today im not sure which hens are laying or if all are laying anyways how often do they normally lay eggs? can they lay more than 1 egg a day? is there any way that they will lay at the same time?
 
so i totally spaced my hens age i was thinking they were a lot older but based on when i got them they are just now hitting the 6th month mark and ive gotten 3 eggs (3 hens) so i found 2 eggs on the 5th and 1 today im not sure which hens are laying or if all are laying anyways how often do they normally lay eggs? can they lay more than 1 egg a day? is there any way that they will lay at the same time?
that is a very very very very very young age to be laying they almost always lay at 5-6 months
 
so i totally spaced my hens age i was thinking they were a lot older but based on when i got them they are just now hitting the 6th month mark and ive gotten 3 eggs (3 hens) so i found 2 eggs on the 5th and 1 today im not sure which hens are laying or if all are laying anyways how often do they normally lay eggs? can they lay more than 1 egg a day? is there any way that they will lay at the same time?
Some bird will lay 6-7 a week, some only 3-4/wk.
New layers can sometimes lay more than one a day at first, one of those is often a soft shelled egg.
Not sure what your third question is.
Here's some tips and tricks on how to tell....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/


that is a very very very very very young age to be laying they almost always lay at 5-6 months
Ummm, they said they are hitting the 6 month mark.
 
So this is what my girl laid today..i watched her lay it..but it hit the coop pretty hard ..still good?
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Hello notsorandom!
I get an egg like that now And then, if it sinks with no air bubbles I keep it but use it that day. Otherwise I pitch it in my compost. Also bought some excelcier pads for bottoms of nest boxes that are wooden. One of my hens "Dotty" tends to stand up when she lays:barnie who knows why! But it's no prob with the pads in place. I put straw right over the pad too, just so she'll have something to fuss with:)
 
Does the water need to be a certain temperature? She was acting very upset about laying this egg sje kept panting and digging and didnt want to leave the nesting box
 
Does the water need to be a certain temperature? She was acting very upset about laying this egg sje kept panting and digging and didnt want to leave the nesting box

A pullet will lay her first egg When she is 16 weeks to even 8 - 10 months old, depending on breed and when she reaches sexual maturity in relation to the summer solstice.(longest day of the year) A prolific layer can lay one egg/day, with an occasional break. And yes, when pullets (any female chicken less than a year old) are just starting to lay, some may lay multiples in a 24 hour period. Some will be in a single shell (double yolker) while others are laid as single eggs, some with an intact shell, and others missing the shell, or with a very weak shell. It's all a matter of her getting her reproductive system working smoothly.
 
One of my hens "Dotty" tends to stand up when she lays:barnie who knows why! But it's no prob with the pads in place. I put straw right over the pad too, just so she'll have something to fuss with:)

Normal for chickens to stand or squat-stand while laying, which is why having some sort of padding in the nest box helps a lot. I use a folded up feed bag (free!), and put bedding over that, so even if the bedding gets pushed aside the feed bag will provide cushion.
 

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