Chickens not laying enough eggs

[Team01]

I have 28 hens and 2 roosters in one large pen with a coop with next boxes. The question I have is why am I only getting 6 to 12 eggs a day.

 

[SilverBirds]

Where in the world are you located? How old are your birds? How much coop and run space do they have? What are you feeding? Do they free range? Any stressors recently (new birds introduced, predator attack, extreme weather changes, etc.)?

 

[BDutch]

What breed?
Do you let them free range?
Can rats , snakes or other thieves come into the coop?

If I remember right @BYC Project Manager made a an article on this subject.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

I have 28 hens and 2 roosters in one large pen with a coop with next boxes. The question I have is why am I only getting 6 to 12 eggs a day.

Most breeds don't lay an egg every day. Some breeds lay eggs every other day or every three days. What chicken breeds do you have?

 

[Acre4Me]

We need more info as noted above!

MAny factors influence laying, so more info is helpful to help you figure out your problem.

 

[nuthatched]

Age? Breed? Diet? Region?
Most chickens lay eggs every 26-72 hours.

 

[Team01]

We have Those island red, barred rock, silver lace wyndott,new hamsher, Delaware . Some are 1 1/2 year old and some just turned 1 year old. They have lay crumble 16% protein oyster shell,grit, click block ,scratch.

 

[Team01]

Where in the world are you located? How old are your birds? How much coop and run space do they have? What are you feeding? Do they free range? Any stressors recently (new birds introduced, predator attack, extreme weather changes, etc.)?

We love in Salinas calif. There run space is 16' x 23' and the co-op size is 8'x8' with 16 next boxes. We feed them lay crumble , scratch, they get oyster, grit,and meal works very other day. No they do not free range.. No new birds introduced. We have had a lot of rain lately

 

[nuthatched]

We have Those island red, barred rock, silver lace wyndott,new hamsher, Delaware . Some are 1 1/2 year old and some just turned 1 year old. They have lay crumble 16% protein oyster shell,grit, click block ,scratch.

How much flock black and scratch do they get? You can try getting a higher protein feed around 18%, as roosters shouldn't really eat layer feed and 16% is too low of protein for dual purpose hens.

 

[Team01]

How much flock black and scratch do they get? You can try getting a higher protein feed around 18%, as roosters shouldn't really eat layer feed and 16% is too low of protein for dual purpose hens.

On the flock block that have access all The time and scratch every other day. The the lay crumble I have only found 16 percent. How do I stop the roosters from eating the lay crumble when they are with the hens