egglaying time

[kick'n chick'n]

hello all,

what time of the day do your hens lay? (morning,afternoon,or evening?)

my hens just started to lay a few weeks ago & they all lay in the late afternoon about 2 hours before dark.

will they start laying in the mornings when they get alittle older?

 

[can you hear me now?]

honestly they may be layin about the same time now but after awhile it will vary to different times of the day altogether. It is said that you need to check for eggs frequently during the day.

 

[crazyhen]

I had a bantam here in the yard, quite wild, it layed almost 30 minutes later each day then skiped a day and would start all over again. I think they lay according to their own rythums. There was another hen that took up here and she layed everymorning just at 7 am.
smiling, aren't they something. Jean

 

[apukanski]

Sometimes I get more eggs in the am than in the pm. It's different every day. A surprise every time.lol

 

[griffin45]

We have a silkie right now that seems to be on a 32 hour cycle. We have to check her nest 3 times a day since it has been so cold in Virginia, and we don't want to let the eggs freeze. If you have more than one chicken laying you should be checking at least 3 times a day.