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I am going to have to up the protein. Out of 50+ hens, we got Zero eggs yesterday! Everyone who buys eggs from me is waiting on the girls to pop out a dozen. I am waiting for them to pop out a dozen. I had to BUY eggs at the grocery yesterday
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. I am feeding all these chickens, and they are not feeding me. Last year it slowed down significantly. We put a light in the coop & boarded up the coop to make it warmer, but it didn't seem to help much. So, we let them go thru the molt, and the winter & in the spring, we were getting so many eggs that we donated a great deal to the food pantry. But it's just started winter here & I don't want to wait 6 more months for eggs!
 
I added flock raiser to my feed mix this weekend. It has 20% protein. The flock raiser is mixed in with the layer pellets, plus the birds get a huge bowl of vegetables and several hours of free ranging daily. I have a couple of hens that are missing half their feathers. I hope they grow back quickly since it it start to get cold. The rest of the girls are still laying well! :)
 
Outpost JWB said:
I am going to have to up the protein. Out of 50+ hens, we got Zero eggs yesterday! Everyone who buys eggs from me is waiting on the girls to pop out a dozen. I am waiting for them to pop out a dozen. I had to BUY eggs at the grocery yesterday
hmm.png
. I am feeding all these chickens, and they are not feeding me. Last year it slowed down significantly. We put a light in the coop & boarded up the coop to make it warmer, but it didn't seem to help much. So, we let them go thru the molt, and the winter & in the spring, we were getting so many eggs that we donated a great deal to the food pantry. But it's just started winter here & I don't want to wait 6 more months for eggs!
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What kind of lighting scheme do you have them on?
 
Outpost JWB said:
I am going to have to up the protein. Out of 50+ hens, we got Zero eggs yesterday! Everyone who buys eggs from me is waiting on the girls to pop out a dozen. I am waiting for them to pop out a dozen. I had to BUY eggs at the grocery yesterday
hmm.png
. I am feeding all these chickens, and they are not feeding me. Last year it slowed down significantly. We put a light in the coop & boarded up the coop to make it warmer, but it didn't seem to help much. So, we let them go thru the molt, and the winter & in the spring, we were getting so many eggs that we donated a great deal to the food pantry. But it's just started winter here & I don't want to wait 6 more months for eggs!
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How old and what breeds? That has a lot to do with it. It's essential for them to molt every year. That period allows the reproductive tract to rejuvenate for the next laying cycle.
 

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