betsycam
Chirping
- Oct 9, 2013
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I saw the thread for someone who just brought home new hens, albeit older, that weren't laying well, and the move could certainly stop the laying, but I have five hens and it has been so bad that I thought they were hiding eggs on me! They are 2 to 3 years old and I know age can affect the laying rate, but I am getting one or two eggs a week! I even kept them in a run for a couple of nights and days to see if they'd been hiding eggs and only got one egg between the five!
It has been very hot, high 90's and today 104!
This morning I saw one girl in the laying box, so thought yeah! When I checked later, no egg! This has happened before, too, seeing a hen in the box and then later no egg. Thought my husband had picked up the eggs but alas, no. Why would they bother going to the box if they didn't have an egg to lay?
Is there anything I can do to help them get productive? They have free range and find places to hide out in the bushes to get out of the heat.
It has been very hot, high 90's and today 104!
This morning I saw one girl in the laying box, so thought yeah! When I checked later, no egg! This has happened before, too, seeing a hen in the box and then later no egg. Thought my husband had picked up the eggs but alas, no. Why would they bother going to the box if they didn't have an egg to lay?
Is there anything I can do to help them get productive? They have free range and find places to hide out in the bushes to get out of the heat.