Laying Year Round

[harmonyp]

"What is everyone else doing to help their flock lay during the winter months?"

Absolutely nothing.

 

[FluffTheDuck]

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Have heard of many more older birds laying in winter this year, both online and IRL, with no lighting or special feeds.

My chickens are 2-3 years old, (23 hens) and I get 16-21 eggs a day, without any light

 

[aart]

My chickens are 2-3 years old, (23 hens) and I get 16-21 eggs a day, without any light

Did they molt this fall?
"Pond" as location is funny, but, really.....
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[HuffleClaw]

My bantam silkies, Bantam Cochins, and OEGBs haven’t slowed up yet. With 12 actively laying girls... I get 8 eggs on average daily. Some of my pullets aren’t yet laying. No supplemental lighting.

 

[Aristocat123]

Belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.
I have 8 pullets hatched late March this year and all but 2 stopped laying eggs right after Thanksgiving. One RIR also decided that is time to molt about 2 weeks ago.
This has me all baffled as I read that pullets continue to lay eggs in their first year through the winter and that they don’t molt. Anyone else has experienced this before? They are acting normal and happy otherwise.

 

[LilyD]

Belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.
I have 8 pullets hatched late March this year and all but 2 stopped laying eggs right after Thanksgiving. One RIR also decided that is time to molt about 2 weeks ago.
This has me all baffled as I read that pullets continue to lay eggs in their first year through the winter and that they don’t molt. Anyone else has experienced this before? They are acting normal and happy otherwise.

I think that is more what I'm used to seeing living in VT we usually have them start laying late October early November and they stop usually with the first really cold freeze that goes below 20 degrees. I know someone researched that temps don't affect egg laying but normally up here in VT it does. Living outside in VT when temps get below 15 degrees can be downright miserable and so usually they use their energy from the food they eat to stay warm and there's not much left over afterwards for them to lay eggs with.

 

[harmonyp]

Belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.
I have 8 pullets hatched late March this year and all but 2 stopped laying eggs right after Thanksgiving. One RIR also decided that is time to molt about 2 weeks ago.
This has me all baffled as I read that pullets continue to lay eggs in their first year through the winter and that they don’t molt. Anyone else has experienced this before? They are acting normal and happy otherwise.

My first flock of 6 born during the month of May kept laying through their first winter. With my second flock of 17 born in April of this year, I'm getting from 6 - 8 eggs per day right now, and some are starting to molt. I know they are healthy - I figure mother nature knows better than I.

 

[HAPPYCHICKENLADY17]

my good layers will be 2 yrs old in feb,,,,,they have gone through the molt....i have 21 laying hens this year, last year i did supplement lighting, but this year i chose not too...thinking i could give my girls a rest...but they are still laying 8-10 eggs a day.....during season u can get 5 dozen a week

 

[FluffTheDuck]

Did they molt this fall?
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Yeah, they did. And whoops, I meant to change that location earlier but I forgot
I'm in Alabama

 

[Aristocat123]

I think that is more what I'm used to seeing living in VT we usually have them start laying late October early November and they stop usually with the first really cold freeze that goes below 20 degrees. I know someone researched that temps don't affect egg laying but normally up here in VT it does. Living outside in VT when temps get below 15 degrees can be downright miserable and so usually they use their energy from the food they eat to stay warm and there's not much left over afterwards for them to lay eggs with.

That’s why it confuses me. We live in South Florida so it goes without saying that the temperature is not an issue and the day light is also longer. It doesn’t get dark until around 5:30 PM. It’s ok with me if their bodies need a break as long as they’re healthy