Chickens not laying

[TerryWSterling]

I understand that many chicken farmers are having the same issues. We will go from 4-5 eggs one Day to 6-7 the next. We have 32 chickens. The chickens molted in October- December. We give them extra food scraps when we have them. I'm looking for any suggestions on how to improve them laying. And if anyone has a homemade feed they can suggest.

 

[fluffycrow]

Welcome to BYC! Your hens aren't laying as much because it's still winter, meaning light hours haven't increased drastically. In a few months or weeks, I'd say more so weeks, egg production should get better, if they appear healthy otherwise, let them be, their biological clock is telling them it's not yet the right time to spend energy on eggs. You can also take a look at the many articles our forum has to offer for more tips and knowledge! Hope to see you around

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC! As the days get longer, production will pick up.

 

[Blue Raptor]

I understand that many chicken farmers are having the same issues. We will go from 4-5 eggs one Day to 6-7 the next. We have 32 chickens. The chickens molted in October- December. We give them extra food scraps when we have them. I'm looking for any suggestions on how to improve them laying. And if anyone has a homemade feed they can suggest.

Welcome to BYC!!

 

[N F C]

@fluffycrow and @janiedoe make a good point...once the hours of daylight increase, you should see egg laying pick up. In the meantime, I'd reduce (or eliminate) the extra scraps they are getting and just rely on a nutritionally balanced feed.

 

[SilverBirds]

Welcome to BYC! Thanks for joining us.

X2 on what the others have said. Once the days become longer they should start laying again and cut out most of the food scrap from their diet.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Day light hours heavily impact egg production as does the age of your flock.

 

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC We are happy you have joined us.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[swampfox440]

Welcome to BYC! I feed commercial Laying crumbles when I have layers, but my swans get Mazuri swan food.