How many eggs per week do you get?

[tweetzone86]

Hello all! Now that at least one of my 12 RIR pullets have begun to lay, I am curious- how many eggs do you get per chicken per week?

I am mostly interested in RIR laying rates, as those are what I have But I would be curious to see how many other breeds lay as well

Also, what colors do each lay? I got light brown with tiny white specks on it from my first layer, and I was expecting them to be a darker brown. But they're hatchery RIR's so maybe that's why?

Thanks!

 

[SueT]

There will always be variables, depending on diet, stress, length of day etc. I would think for a RIR 4-6 eggs per week ideally, but it may slow down over winter.

 

[TwoTexasChicks]

We get 5 -6 eggs a day from our nine hens.
Have two red sex links, laying daily - three Plymouth rocks, two eggs per day.
Also have three Americana's, one egg and one Black Maran laying daily.

 

[rosemarysugar]

I have 1 Wyandotte, 2RIR's, 1 Andalusian 1 Leghorn, 1 orpington, and 1 Amaracona.
And I get about 9 eggs a week.

 

[Peppercorngal]

I have 29 hens. During summer I was getting 22 to 24 eggs a day. I have two old hens, one does not lay anymore and the other maybe 2 eggs a week. Now that fall is here I'm only getting 20 eggs a day. 3 hens are molting now and the others are slowing down. I have 4 delawares, 7 red stars, 4 buff orpingtons, 2 RIR, 1 speckled Sussex, 3 easter eggers, 3 barred rock, 3 SLWandottes, 2 black jersey giants and one big jersey giant white rooster named Harvey.
I love them all and they love me too!

 

[tweetzone86]

There will always be variables, depending on diet, stress, length of day etc. I would think for a RIR 4-6 eggs per week ideally, but it may slow down over winter.

I have supplemental lighting so they produce over winter We eat a lot of eggs and they need to pay for their feed with the sales from the extras.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Last years 4 BO gave me about 3.25 eggs per day, had started laying in Oct 2017 (6mon) & rehomed in Apr 2018 (year old) ...

 

[imnukensc]

6 PBRs here. 2 hens and 4 pullets. I get a little more than 2 dozen per week.

 

[tweetzone86]

Last years 4 BO gave me about 3.25 eggs per day, had started laying in Oct 2017 (6mon) & rehomed in Apr 2018 (year old) ...


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Why were they re-homed, just out of curiosity? And those are some beautiful eggs!

 

[ChickNanny13]

Why were they re-homed, just out of curiosity? And those are some beautiful eggs!

I go through this every year - Grandma Trip to the Mainland. Someone I know LOVES any chicken I raise, used to raise chicks for her in the past, she takes them & gets me chicks to start over. It's sounds crazy but works for us

Thank you, they were also very delicious.