how long until she stops laying a egg every day?

[sydney13]

my silkie laid her first egg 14 days ago and today we got her twelfth egg. so far she has laid a egg almost each day so im wondering how long until she will start to slow down with the laying? and when will she go broody?

 

[gallusdomesticus]

Are you sure she's the only one laying? It's unusual for hen to lay continuously more than 5-10 days. The egg takes 25 hours to form and be laid so a hen lays an hour later each day. They don't lay in the dark so when they lay an egg near sunset, they typically rest a day then start again. However, birds who just start laying are unpredictable until their system gets on a regular schedule. That's why chickens who lay double yolkers are almost always brand new layers. I would imagine she will skip a day pretty soon.

 

[sydney13]

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she is definitely the only one laying because the others are only 7 weeks old but she is about 7 months old