I am getting to many eggs!

[6_Plymouth_Rocks]

This feed is perfect.
I would stop feeding them everything else that you feed and only feed this bag of feed which is a complete balanced diet for them.

Every time you feed something other than this bag of feed you are taking away from them getting a balanced diet.

Ok that sounds perfect, thank you so much for all the help today.

 

[3KillerBs]

I currently don't have or feed them oyster shells

You should get some.

Even hens on layer feed rather than all-flock *might* need a bit more calcium than average.

It doesn't spoil and they won't over-eat it so you can feel safe leaving a container out available 24/7/365.

 

[KarynVA]

For calcium in the meantime, until you try oyster shells, you can dry out rinsed and broken egg shells in a warm oven and crush those and just toss them into the run for them to consume at will.

 

[RojoMarz]

I believe it was Sunday when we got seven eggs then the next day we got 4 then 9. My chickens are eating layers feed,mealworms, grass and clovers and they do some digging so maybe some worms and bugs. Do you have time I would give them some kind of fruit to eat. I think that we got five hard eggs and four soft.

Our first chicken started laying around 19-20 weeks, the other chickens took a couple weeks after to start. I believe all of my chickens are laying and I go outside about 10 to 20 times daily and I checked the nesting boxes then.

So you are not getting 9 (or so) eggs each day? On the 4 egg day, someone could have laid after your last check for the day, which was then counted on the 9 egg day. They then laid again on the 9 egg day.

 

[6_Plymouth_Rocks]

So you are not getting 9 (or so) eggs each day? On the 4 egg day, someone could have laid after your last check for the day, which was then counted on the 9 egg day. They then laid again on the 9 egg day.

 

[6_Plymouth_Rocks]

That's what I first thought, but I would lock them in the coop around 8:30 to 9 and they would be up on the perches. In the morning the eggs are either in the nesting boxes or on the ground.

 

[6_Plymouth_Rocks]

For calcium in the meantime, until you try oyster shells, you can dry out rinsed and broken egg shells in a warm oven and crush those and just toss them into the run for them to consume at will.

Yeah I have heard about that, I did order some oyster shells so they will be here soon. I might try their own egg shells sometime while I am waiting.

 

[Moon Crossing]

I currently don't have or feed them oyster shells

You can supplement crushed egg shells for oyster shells. They need the calcium for strong eggshells.