Newbie from central Kentucky

[Crowinjoe]

Hi 'al
I just found this forum so thought I wound drop in.
We've got 12 brown egg layers "free ranging" in our garden, 20 x 30 fenced in to keep out the deer, rabbits, fox etc. with a 8 x 12 foot coop. they seem pretty content but are only laying 0 to 5, usually 3, eggs a day so they may go into the pot and freezer as soon as we get new ones and they start laying sometime next summer.

 

[drumstick diva]

Hens generally slow down or stop laying when the days get shorter. They require a certain amount of light to produce. Some folks augment that with artificial lighting inside the coop.

Are your hens old enough to be laying eggs? What are you feeding them?

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Crowinjoe Happyto have you join the family. Enjoy your time here!

 

[chickadoodles]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Very nice to meet you.
Your hens will start back laying come spring if they are fed a proper diet.

 

[Hope Hughes]

Hello​

Welcome to BYC!!
So glad to have you here!!
Thanks for sharing your story!!
There are many people on here that are ready to help in anyway they can!
The learning center also has alot of great information on it as well!
Enjoy!​

 

[Smuvers Farm]

Glad you're here Joe! We're neighbors!!!

If you haven't yet, please make your chickens a FIRST AID KIT for any issues that would arise.
It's definitely better to have it and not need it rather than need it and not have it.

Also, make sure your coop(s) have a proper amount of VENTILATION. Your chickens will absolutely thank you for it!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. You have some good advice above.

Here’s a link to the Articles section - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ There you’ll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs.

There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. If you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive

Including your general location, under your avatar will help other members to give the best advice possible for any future input / questions that you may have.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under Crowinjoe Welcome!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

 

[N F C]

Here's a link to an article that will help you figure out why your chickens aren't producing as much as you'd hope:
mystery-solved-why-hens-stop-laying-eggs.1210088

Best of luck to you, thanks for joining us!

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us.