Improving egg size and laying frequency?

phaethona

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9 Years
Apr 13, 2010
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My backyard free-ranging girls are 23 weeks old, we just got our first egg two weeks ago
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the breeds are:
6 production reds
1 white leghorn
1 partridge rock
1 BSL
1 unknown, but here's a pic:

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So I think we have three layers out of the 10 hens we have. So far in the first two weeks we've had a grand total of 7 eggs, and they're all really small. maybe I'm overly anxious, but I was thinking that we'd have more than that, and I want them to start getting bigger. Their daily diet consists of:
16% layer feed
bugs in the yard
B.O.S.S.
oyster shell available
about every other day I give them plain yogurt, cheese, cooked eggs, etc. as a treat

Is there anything I can do/avoid to help them along with their production and egg size?

thanks!
 
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Egg size does increase over time but their frequency of laying is dependent upon their 25hr ovulation cycle.; they can't lay any more often than that. Additionally, if they're stressed by heat or other factors, their laying frequency will decrease
 

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