How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[pennyJo1960]

9 from my crew today.

 

[rockymountain]

I have two older hens 3yrs old and two young ones just started laying two week ago. Everyone is still laying, even thou lack of sunlight. Well a few days ago, I cleaned the coop out and added new bedding preparing for winter. The next day I went out zero eggs. The next day I went out zero again. I thought this was weird. So started started searching. Found they went over to the Duck coop which is sheltered except one open facing out. Have a dog house in there and they decided to start laying there. Found lots of eggs. I think the young ones got scared when I spent so much time cleaning the coop and went to the other coop. So my stupid older chickens started laying there as well. I shut the gate accessing the second coop to stop them doing this bad habit. Hopefully it works. I will know today.

 

[Ponypoor]

I have two older hens 3yrs old and two young ones just started laying two week ago. Everyone is still laying, even thou lack of sunlight. Well a few days ago, I cleaned the coop out and added new bedding preparing for winter. The next day I went out zero eggs. The next day I went out zero again. I thought this was weird. So started started searching. Found they went over to the Duck coop which is sheltered except one open facing out. Have a dog house in there and they decided to start laying there. Found lots of eggs. I think the young ones got scared when I spent so much time cleaning the coop and went to the other coop. So my stupid older chickens started laying there as well. I shut the gate accessing the second coop to stop them doing this bad habit. Hopefully it works. I will know today.

It’s an Easter Egg hunt every day in my barn. I have found eggs in the horses’ hay nets, empty water buckets, open shavings bags, randomly in the middle of the floor, hidden behind boards, in the recycling bin….. and of course the nest boxes. Seems anything goes!