Does the Weather Affect When and How Often A Hen Lays An Egg? Let's Find Out!

[Lots A Cluckin]

July 17th ----
Daily Egg Total ---- 2
Laid By ---- Red Sex-Link #1 and 2
Weather ---- mostly cloudy
Temp. High 94 F. Low 75 F.
Egg Description ---- Red Sex-Link #1 Med size Med Brown Red Sex-Link #2 med size Pinky brown
Time of Day When Laid ---- Red Sex-Link #1 10:15 am Red Sex-Link #2 11:40 am

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

July 18th ----
Daily Egg Total ---- 2
Laid By ---- Red Sex-Link #1 and 2
Weather ---- sunny hot and humid
Temp. High 95 F. Low 75 F.
Egg Description ---- Red Sex-Link #1 Med size Med Brown Red Sex-Link #2 med size Pinky brown
Time of Day When Laid ---- Red Sex-Link #1 10:40 am Red Sex-Link #2 11:30 am

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

July 19th ----
Daily Egg Total ---- 2
Laid By ---- Red Sex-Link #1 and 2
Weather ---- Sunny Hot and Humid
Temp. High 95 F. Low 75 F.
Egg Description ---- Red Sex-Link #1 Med size Med Brown Red Sex-Link #2 med size Pinky brown
Time of Day When Laid ---- Red Sex-Link #1 10:30 am Red Sex-Link #2 12:30 am

 

[Pele]

This is super interesting! And it confirms what I've thought for a while about the timing of laying. No predictable schedules for my girls, they just make up the time of day according to when i am least likely to be available to collect, so that the egg stay in the box for a maximum amount of time. *sigh*.

I suspect that since your hens are so young, weather won't throw them much. Young red SLs are machines. They'll start wobbling a year from now or so, depending on their line.

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

Thanks...yes their laying time in very unpredictable...and no the weather or the temperatures do not seem to affect when they lay an egg

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

July 20th ----
Daily Egg Total ---- 2
Laid By ---- Red Sex-Link #1 and 2
Weather ---- Sunny Hot and Humid
Temp. High 97 F. Low 76 F.
Egg Description ---- Red Sex-Link #1 Med size Med Brown Red Sex-Link #2 med size Pinky brown
Time of Day When Laid ---- Red Sex-Link #1 10:15 am Red Sex-Link #2 11:30 am

July 21st ----
Daily Egg Total ---- 2
Laid By ---- Red Sex-Link #1 and 2
Weather ---- Sunny Hot and Humid with thunder storms later that night
Temp. High 98 F. Low 75 F.
Egg Description ---- Red Sex-Link #1 Med size Med Brown Red Sex-Link #2 med size Pinky brown
Time of Day When Laid ---- Red Sex-Link #1 9:30 am Red Sex-Link #2 10:40 am

July 22nd ----
Daily Egg Total ---- 3
Laid By ---- Red Sex-Link #1 and 2 and Production Red #1
Weather ---- Hot and Humid a few showers throughout the day
Temp. High 99 F. Low 77 F.
Egg Description ---- Red Sex-Link #1 Med size Med Brown, Red Sex-Link #2 med size Pinky brown, Production Red #1 very similar to Red Sex-Link #1's egg med size and med brown.
Time of Day When Laid ---- Red Sex-Link #1 10:50 am Red Sex-Link #2 11:40 am Production Red #1 12:15 am

July 23rd ----
Daily Egg Total ---- 2
Laid By ---- Red Sex-Link #1 and 2
Weather ---- Hot and Humid a few showers throughout the day
Temp. High 103 F. Low 78 F.
Egg Description ---- Red Sex-Link #1 Med size Med Brown Red Sex-Link #2 med size Pinky brown
Time of Day When Laid ---- Red Sex-Link #1 9:15 am Red Sex-Link #2 11:40 am

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

I am putting this on hold until I can find where the rest of the pullets are laying I know we have more laying pullets than the eggs we are getting because about a week ago I got one extra egg and the next day I let them out of their coop and run for the first time and I think she found a "better" place to lay and I am pretty sure I have others that are laying because several times a day I hear them singing the egg song...so now I just have to find where they are laying....maybe I should leave them in the coop and run for a couple of days and see if I get any more eggs that way and maybe get them to like the nesting boxes.