Laying thier eggs in the afternoon??

[Mom2Munchkins]

My pullets are just starting to lay. They are all around 3-4 months old. The only time I get eggs though, is in the afternoon, late afternoon (after 3). Do they just lay at random in the beginning??

 

[aggie9296]

Yep. Even had one lay over night. Must have surprised her.

 

[Mom2Munchkins]

I was worried that the way I have my coop positioned didn't let enough sun in and they wouldn't lay or something. I just want eggs NOW! LOL

 

[aggie9296]

Patience is very hard when waiting on those first few precious eggs!

 

[Mom2Munchkins]

So the positioning of my coop shouldn't affect what time of the day they lay??

 

[aggie9296]

It should not. Most people put their coops in some sort of shade to keep it cooler. Unless you have them in a dark cave. Then that could lead to fewer or no eggs laid.

 

[Mom2Munchkins]

No, it is under a large willow tree, but the sun rises on the back side of the coop. As long as I get eggs, I'll be happy.

 

[calicokat]

I have a few that lay in the AM, and a few more in the afternoon. Seems like we had one that even waited until early evening - like 5pm ish for awhile. I think they just like to keep us on our toes

 

[hcarlsonlewis]

I have a girl that couldn't get the whole egg laying thing down. She would lay her eggs overnight on the roost bar. It got to the point that i put a huge pile of pine shavings underneath her at night so the eggs wouldn't break when they fell.

My girls on average will lay up until 5pm on any given day. After that they will hold out till the next morning..

 

[Mom2Munchkins]

Yesterday I got 3 eggs between 3 and 6 pm. Today.... NONE! C'mon girls!!!!!