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egg production way down!

Discussion in 'Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying' started by trunkman, Jun 24, 2011.

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  1. Jun 24, 2011 #1
    trunkman

    trunkman Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I have 8 one year old hens, 3, 24 week old pullets and 11 16 week old EE's. Over the past two weeks I've watched my production go from about 8 to 9 eggs a day to 3 or 4 eggs a day. The 24 week olds should be laying by now, and the one year olds should be in their prime, for a total of 11 hens I'm only getting a few eggs a day. There's no sign of danger from predators, no stress from too many Roos, only one mature roo and two cockerels and no fighting. I got rid of 13 Roos a couple of weeks ago that came from the hatch and EE purchase. They are in a 2000 square foot run and have fresh water at all times, have layer feed at all times, get watermelon and cantaloupe treats every few days and a scoop of scratch a day, am I doing anything wrong and why is the production down?? [​IMG]
     
  3. Jun 24, 2011 #2
    chicmom

    chicmom Dances with Chickens

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    How hot is it where you are? Heat can make egg production go down. Sounds like you're taking great care of them. How about worming them....Maybe they need a good worming.
     
  5. Jun 24, 2011 #3
    benjoycei

    benjoycei Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I have 6 hens... they are being slack about laying too..I don't know what's going on [​IMG]
     
  7. Jun 24, 2011 #4
    Animalian

    Animalian Chillin' With My Peeps

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    By any chance could they be laying somewhere else in a hiding place?

    I found if my girls got a bit slack that giving them a few pieces of beef each used to start them churning out the eggs again
     
  9. Jun 24, 2011 #5
    trunkman

    trunkman Chillin' With My Peeps

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    It has been hot here, in the lower to middle 90's. How do I check for worms?
     

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