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We were really excited when our red ranger started laying for the first time 2 weeks ago. She lays an egg every 3 days and then takes a day off. The eggs seem really small though. Is that normal?
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I get 4 a day from 5 hens. I thought that was slow, and I was worrying why I seem to have a freeloader. But after reading this... I see I am doing fairly well. Is there anything I can do to get the fifth hen to pull her weight?
We were really excited when our red ranger started laying for the first time 2 weeks ago. She lays an egg every 3 days and then takes a day off. The eggs seem really small though. Is that normal?
I doubt you have one hen who is a slacker - hens lay an egg every 25-27 hours, on average (your mileage may vary). So, doing the math, you can see that they aren't made to lay 365 days a year. If they did, it would probably kill them. It also means you're getting a very good rate of lay. Just be sure you don't freak out when the days get shorter and you get fewer eggs, or when they molt and produce none.
Got 9 out of 15 yesterday, our best yet. we were getting 4 to 5 with an occasional 6. can you imagine the look on my 8 year olds face when he saw all those eggs!