How to know which chickens are laying?

[Moges amha]

Hi, i have now around 505 chickens. Am getting 185-200 eggs per day constantly i have separated them into 3 partitions. In one partition i have 150 chickens that in a very good health and look like they all lay and they give me 120-130 eggs per day.

In the second partition i have more or less 150 chickens but i get 50-65 eggs per day from them. It is very hard to tell which are laying cuz they all look the same.

In the third partition i have 200 chickens which are way worse . Low body weight, no wattle or combs, very jumpy (like when u approach a pullet) and they are very hope less amd am selling them nxt week so i dont expect any from them and they never lay at all.

So what am having trouble is the frist partition more or less all of them are laying but on my second partion their are around 100 chickens that are not lay . And its gonna be a lose if i have 200 chickens lay and 100 just sitting and eatting, it will minimize my profit. Plus nxt week its Easter in my country and the best time to sell chickens , so i need to separate those chickens and sell them along side the chickens in the third partition.

Any suggestions?? It would b very helpful am losing alot of money just feedinf them and this is the only chance i have of selling them

 

[DogsAndChicks123]

You could attempt color coding them like whith a ankle band or put a sticker or something on them .

 

[Moges amha]

You could attempt color coding them like whith a ankle band or put a sticker or something on them .

Thats the thing in my second partition half of them are laying i cant tell which half are layìng for sure cuz they all look the same

 

[neo71665]

Without a camera in the nest box its gonna be hard with that many birds.

 

[aart]

That's a LOT of birds....more like a commercial outfit than a backyard flock.
Wonders how crowded they are and if they are getting adequate nutrition.

How old are these birds, in months?
Might check pelvic points:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

 

[Moges amha]

Without a camera in the nest box its gonna be hard with that many birds.

I will doin that if i can get it cheap

 

[Moges amha]

That's a LOT of birds....more like a commercial outfit than a backyard flock.
Wonders how crowded they are and if they are getting adequate nutrition.

How old are these birds, in months?
Might check pelvic points:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

They are 30 weeks and 2 day old. And they have enof space. Let me check the article you sent me and i will get back to you.

 

[Moges amha]

That's a LOT of birds....more like a commercial outfit than a backyard flock.
Wonders how crowded they are and if they are getting adequate nutrition.

How old are these birds, in months?
Might check pelvic points:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/

Just checked the article and i have tried doin that some one told me butt(haha) it was over the phone and now that i saw the diagram i get it more and i have tired on some birds and looks legit it work. I will try the pelvic point FF i havent done that yet