Laying is slowed down!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PhlyinPheBee]

1 have 12 laying hens. Avg used to be 8-9 a day and now it is 2-4 a day. Same yard, same food, same treats. i just no not know what is wrong. They laid great all winter. Now that it is warmer they have slowed down. One day I got only 1 egg.

Any ideas???

 

[UrbanRunner]

Hi Rene,

I hope someone offers us some ideas. I've been watching your post as I think it may be related to my small egg post that no one has responded to yet either. Did your girls lay small eggs before the slowdown?

 

[ADozenGirlz]

Do you light the coop? We light ours to make sure they have at least 13-14 hours of "daylight" all year long. This helps keep them laying. How old are they? Production will slow down over time.

 

[UrbanRunner]

Ours are all less than a year old and we do not light the coop. They all rarely missed a day all winter long. They are free range during the afternoon and the days are getting longer. Same food, same everything.

 

[patman75]

Are any molting?

 

[ADozenGirlz]

Are they starting to molt? When they molt egg laying slows down. ?

 

[jerseygirl1]

Same problem here, I have 14 laying hesn and am getting 5 eggs a day - they need to earn their keep!!
I am trying the corn/cayenne pepper method tomorrow
They aren't molting, they are also about 9 months old

 

[UrbanRunner]

No molting here.

 

[PhlyinPheBee]

No I do not have a light and did not have one all winter. No they are not molting. Today I got 5.

 

[Mahonri]

Mine have all but quit. I don't get it! I once was getting 18 a day.