My first egg!

[DufferChick]

It seems late in the year, but todayI discovered a nice beautiful egg in one of the nest boxes. My hen was making strange noises this morning, almost like she was trying to crow or something. Since that hen ( light brahma) was only a few months old AND since we are getting less than 12 hours of daylight in November, I was not expecting eggs. I was under the impression that we needed to add light in the coop to keep layers laying. I have two light brahma pullets. Maybe I will find more eggs. Should I expect that they will stop laying during winter? I am not lighting the coop.

I am learning so much from the BYC online community! I read threads from the forums everyday.

 

[Kernel Cluck]

Congrats on your first egg! Production does slow down significantly in the winter. You can help pick it up a bit by giving then supplemental lighting. Welcome to BYC from Wisconsin

 

[DufferChick]

I may go ahead and add the supplemental lighting. I need to run electricity out to the coop anyway to keep the water from freezing. I hadn't planned on lighting until today. Would love to keep getting the eggs. Thx for the encouragement.