How long can an egg lay outside before collecting it

[Karrie13]

I see you are in Florida... are you sure they are all chicken eggs? JK.

According to http://urbanext.illinois.edu/eggs/res17-layeggs.html it states "It takes from 24 to 26 hours for the egg to be laid. Even a good hen cannot lay more that one egg a day."

Maybe you have some neighboring chickens using your yard?

 

[007Dawn]

They are just RIR I didn't know it was even possible for them to lay so much. They didn't even start laying until they were at least 10 mo's old. If not maybe a little older?

That is fine if you don't believe me I don't care! Your just jealous!!!! lol

But thank you for sharing my joy! I'm so excited!

I read a record of a man in 1913 that his ONE hen laid OVER 300 eggs in one production season.

Not sure what a production season is exactly but you know. I think he was in Main.

Then there is a record of a man who's hen laid every day like clock work and one day produced 12 eggs in one sitting so rare it may be but NOT impossible!

I don't know how I got lucky but I sure am excited!

 

[007Dawn]

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I know our neighbors have chickens but they are in a run because I have already thought of that and asked them. Ours free range from sun up to sun down. And they only have four hens and one Roo.

 

[Countrywife]

Well, good luck when you crack them. I have kept RIRs for years, no way they ever laid like that. Have a wonderful time.

 

[Karrie13]

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I know our neighbors have chickens but they are in a run because I have already thought of that and asked them. Ours free range from sun up to sun down. And they only have four hens and one Roo.

That is a lot of eggs, Congrats!

 

[Elite Silkies]

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An Australorp holds the World Record with laying 364 eggs in a year. There are 365 days in a year, so she took one day break. But, she only laid one egg a day. That's all they can lay. We are not jealous, we are only trying to educate you.

 

[ColoradoMike]

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Not to nitpick, but there are 365.25 days in a year, so that Austrolorp took one day plus 6 hours off! Lazy hen!!

j/k of course

 

[007Dawn]

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Thank you and I'am. YOu never know when it will stop! LOL but in the meantime...it is so much fun. I have noticed the yellow is bigger than the whites. I don't know if this may have a clue as to why but thank you!

 

[Wynette]

007Dawn - it's impossible to be getting as many eggs as you state from your hens. If you truly ARE, they have a serious, serious health issue. Please do some research...

 

[007Dawn]

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Not to nitpick, but there are 365.25 days in a year, so that Austrolorp took one day plus 6 hours off! Lazy hen!!

j/k of course

I agree lazy! LOL