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

[mispollitos]

I want to open the door and hope she's laid her egg. Do hens typically lay their eggs in the a.m., early a.m., or at sunrise??? Probably a silly question but this is her first a.m. here & my 1st egg!!

 

[Audry]

Mine lay them all times of the day

 

[easttxchick]

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

 

[Fred's Hens]

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.

 

[teach1rusl]

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

 

[mispollitos]

I'm hoping she'll lay in the nesting box...I opened the door and there was only poop in the box w/a golf ball in place. I suppose I can leave the hen & rooster in the tractor until this evening...hoping she'll get the hint. Or will the rooster be a distraction? I can let the rooster out to free range if she needs privacy. idk I don't want her to lay in the yard.

 

[teach1rusl]

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.

 

[cybercat]

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.

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

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.

 

[Judy]

Once they've been laying for a month or so in the nests, they should return to lay pretty dependably. Mine generally free range but return to the coop to lay. I get most of my eggs by noon but it's not unusual to find one or two around 4 PM. It would seem I have some on a 24 hour cycle and some on a little longer one.