egg production NOT consistent!!!!

[Sequel]

this was a usual 10 day load of fresh laid eggs from my hens.... usual, but not now!View attachment 1977389

That is a good looking egg selection!

 

[featherhead007]

Some purdy eggs and color palette there. Mine are rather more brown lol. But one of my ISAs laid a double yolker the size of a duck egg!

Yep, I have gotten dbl yolkers as well!

 

[Sequel]

So then, with all the joy my hens give me, I get eggs as well? AWESOME!

Bwahaha!

 

[Duckfarmer1]

Mine stopped laying. I have to buy eggs from the market. my flock gives me only 2 eggs a week!

Which kind do you have...I’m trying to decide exactly which kind to buy this year...I want to get 20..a variety.

 

[Duckfarmer1]

That is a good looking egg selection!

How many hens, how many days worth and what kind of hens made all of those?

 

[cmom]

Ok. Well that sounds good. All I can say is some time on here they say to lay off the higher protein layer in the winter. But. That is a personal choice. I have been giving 18%due to the cold temperatures. And I know they eat more. I suppose on here some will say one. Some will say other. If you can get @Eggcessive. @sourland snd there’s another lady with a peacock. It’s like catasporty. I always forget. But they are experts

There are a lot of experts. I lay off the higher protein feed in the summer here when it's so hot and when the birds start to molt I give the higher protein feed to them because feathers are made of primarily protein. I do show my birds at poultry show so I'm not an average backyard flock owner. I also put granite grit and oyster shells in the feeders and the birds will take what they want. In years past I put it in supposedly non tip-over bowls but the grit and oyster shells always managed to end up on the floors of the coops. I have been told by some experts that I should give it to them on the side as free choice. I do give the birds most days a little mixture of grains and seeds so I give them the grit since they don't have teeth which helps to grind it up in their gizzards. I do what works best for me and my flocks. It's my personal choice. Good luck and have fun, and do what works best for you...

 

[featherhead007]

Which kind do you have...I’m trying to decide exactly which kind to buy this year...I want to get 20..a variety.

You can call me NOAH, I have two of each kind of hen.

 

[featherhead007]

I suggest Barred rocks, RIRs and New Hampshire reds.
EEs are great too!

 

[so lucky]

I have a light in the coop this year, and the birds are responding to more light, I believe. Since they are all 8 months old, I am not sure it isn't just first year productivity. But I have a 25 watt bulb that is on from 5:30 am to 6:30 pm. Out of 8 girls, I get from 3 to 7 per day. Most days 5 or 6.
My Easter eggers and black sex links are the most productive. However, the sex links' eggs are still pretty small. I do have food and water in the coop. So far it hasn't been much problem with spillage. The water does freeze some nights.
If it snows I will be out there shoveling a clear place for them in the run, because their coop is not large enough for them to tolerate each other day and night.

 

[Trevorusn]

Which kind do you have...I’m trying to decide exactly which kind to buy this year...I want to get 20..a variety.

Lol is that ever a question!! Do you want heritage breeds or hybrids?? It can certainly begin the funneling process and whittle down the choices.