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All4Eggz
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Same here.I have noticed every year that there is a summer decline in egg production. I have always attributed it to the heat. But this year has been the coolest summer (comfortable to me, few days over 90, more than normal days below 80) I’ve seen in a long time. I was expecting that to translate into no slow down of eggs. But, unfortunately, the slow down is occurring anyway.
It wouldn’t surprise me if the summer lull is caused by other things than just heat. After the bonanza of eggs mine produced all spring, it makes sense that their bodies might not be able to keep it up long term.
How my egg production fluctuates is: the most in the spring, drop off during summer heat, rises again as the weather cools, drops off during molt, picks up again after most are done molting, (late fall, which also coincides with my main crop of chicks reaching point of lay) Then gradually drops off again so that by Christmas I’m getting zero, or very few. Those few would be my new layers that might continue all winter, and a few older troopers like Rocks, who will also lay all winter. So the month of January is the slowest month, and then towards the end of January it starts picking up, and by March, I’m inundated again until June.
This is my 7th year with chickens, and I have seen this cycle very consistently.
Thanks for your comment