Dumb Q-- what time of day do they lay?

[ChickenMamaC]

My girls are only 7 weeks, so I have nesting boxes blocked. But once I give them access, when do they normally go in and lay their eggs?
Morning, after getting up??

 

[BantyChooks]

It varies. Some of mine lay their eggs at sunrise, others in the afternoon. Others switch back and forth depending on how their laying schedule happened to line up.

 

[lazy gardener]

The status quo answer: It takes "about" 25 hours for an egg to work it's way through the plumbing system. So, if your pullet lays her egg at 6 AM on Monday, her next egg may arrive around 7 AM on Tuesday, and so on. Eventually, she will be laying an egg in the late afternoon. Then, she may skip a day, with the next egg arriving at 6 AM.

Some hens lay an egg almost every day, with the world record being set by a Black Australorpe who laid 364 eggs in a 365 day cycle. Other hens are no where near as productive, and may lay 3 - 5 eggs/week. A hen also lays less eggs with each successive year of her laying cycle. Day length and nutrient levels will also enter the productivity equation.

 

[Ljc01]

I get most of my eggs in the AM, by 5pm everyone is done.

 

[RWise]

I get eggs from dawn to dark, and once in while at night. (youngsters)