How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[Crazy Chicken Helen]

a lot are old though

Sorry if this is a silly question, but do they lay less as they get older? If so what age do they start to slow down. I have a mixed bantam flock of 13 various purebred girls whose ages vary from 8 months to 4+ years. A couple of my polish were adults when I got them so not sure of their ages. I know they all lay, but at the moment it ranges from 4 to 8 eggs a day. Do you or anyone else think this is a low number? Should I be worried? Thanks

Edit.
The breeds include
6 Polish of various colours
1 black appenzeller
1 black silkie
1 lavender araucana
1 buff wyandotte
1 silver spangled sablepoot
2 blue brahmas

A beautiful mix if I do say so myself

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Sorry if this is a silly question, but do they lay less as they get older? If so what age do they start to slow down. I have a mixed bantam flock of various purebred girls whose ages vary from 8 months to 4+ years. A couple of my polish were adults when I got them so not sure of their ages. I know they all lay, but at the moment it ranges from 4 to 8 eggs a day. Do you or anyone else think this is a low number? Should I be worried? Thanks

A hens peak of egg laying is at 1-2 years. They slowly start to slow down after that, I think.

 

[Crazy Chicken Helen]

A hens peak of egg laying is at 1-2 years. They slowly start to slow down after that, I think.

Oh thankyou I didn't know that. I'm not worried then. I will just continue to enjoy the delicious gifts they give me every day

 

[SnootyHen]

Only 6 yesterday. I guess they hated the rain too.

 

[Sierra G]

So you were looking in someone else’s coop???

Duck eggs. They still lay in their house, but four geese moved in and built nests. Hatching should start Monday. Until that's done I've just been letting the duck eggs pile up kn the back. So a week from Monday I'll plan on cleaning everything out and returning the geese to their own space.

 

[ButtonHoarder]

3 outta 10 yesterday.

 

[goat114]

3 eggs out of 4 hen's

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Oh thankyou I didn't know that. I'm not worried then. I will just continue to enjoy the delicious gifts they give me every day

Yeah, I think that’s why they kill them after 1.5 years at factories.

 

[neo71665]

10 out of 11 but one is still young and working out her kinks.

 

[Brooks_]

9/12 today. Still 9 more than I needed.