had to break down

[banditgin]

and buy some eggs as my two haven't laid an egg in a long time (one since thanksgiving, the other in about a week). wouldn't have been a bigg deal except I promised my oldest girl we'd make cupcakes.

do hens not lay in the winter?

 

[newchickowner]

I had to also! I've been reading on here that they slow down this time of year, but I'm not getting any. I keep searching the yard incase they tried laying elsewhere, but I ain't finding anything. Oh well. Can't wait till spring!

 

[Wildsky]

My little bantams are still laying - snow and all. I only have three little hens, and I get one egg a day

No extra heat and no extra light provided - I thought for sure they would stop by now - in fact there was a break of a couple of days and I gave up looking for eggs then - till my DH found 2 on one day!

 

[warren]

I had to buy a box of 10 eggs. I only have 2 hens and they had not laid anything for a couple of weeks. Now I have 16 eggs.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

I had to buy a doz. eggs at Thanksgiving...First time in 4 years without enough eggs to bake with...atleast now they have started to pick up and I am getting eggs from my new pullets at 28 weeks!!.....

 

[SarahF]

I have 5 BRs and they are still laying about one a day. They love the snow though! My husband put out fresh water yesterday afternoon, they drank a little from it and went back to eating the snow outside! funny girls!

 

[cknmom]

We have two teenage girls, one lays sometimes the other doesn't anymore. We also have one hen that's just over 1yo. She was giving us an egg a day, now it is few and far between. We have been buying eggs for two months now. In the spring we will be getting 3-5 more hens. Can't decide though if I want to buy chicks or try my hand at hatching.

Monica

 

[lacyloo]

yea we are having to buy eggs from the store now,, yuck !!!

 

[WoodlandWoman]

I'd have enough eggs if I didn't find new recipes for pound cake, custard and EGG NOG on this darn forum!!!

 

[mom'sfolly]

I had to buy eggs from the farmers market. I'm getting one egg about every other day from 4 pullets. It also looks like the EEs may be starting to moult, feathers all over the coop. I'll be glad when the days get longer and they start laying again. I miss my eggs.