Do hens typically lay their eggs in the a.m.??

Mine lay them all times of the day

 

Quote:x2. I have to pick up eggs a couple of times a day because they lay at different times.

 

If I understand a hen's cycle correctly, some strains/breeds are on a 28 (or longer) hour cycle, which means, when she is at her peak, her time keeps rotating.

There are a few, layer types, developed for commercial use, whose cycle is only 24 hours, which keeps them rotating for lay in the morning, every morning. This is a genetic disposition by breed and strain.

 

My newest layer seems to be an "early bird," but my girls lay all the way through late afternoon...

 

So has she laid an egg yet? And is she new to the coop?? If she's a new bird, it could be a few weeks, as chickens have a hard time adapting to change.

 

Most of mine lay noonish. Though I do have a 5 oclock layer too. I pick up eggs when I close up coop. By then they are done.

 

My 3 aren't early morning layers, but by noon, I usually have 1-2 eggs, and then I have one girl that usually lays right after lunch. They kind of keep the same schedule, thank goodness, because God forbid somebody is hogging the nest when someone else has gotta lay!! The racket that ensues is quite funny! I didn't know chickens could curse! I have multiple nests, but they all like the same one.