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If it is cold where you live and the chickens do not have a heated house they are not going to lay. They do not like the cold weather. I have been told if you put hot sauce or cinnamon in their water that it heats them up inside and makes them lay. I have not tried it with my 18 hens. I am getting three to four eggs a date out of that many and it is the same ones laying every day. I know by the color and size of the eggs. My one little white and frizzle china silkies lay every day. My aracona's two of them are laying daily. Once in a while I get some from my Rhod Island Reds. My ducks are not laying either because of the cold nights. Even though here in California the days are in the 60,70 and 80 the nights get down in the high 30's and low 40's.
 
marry jane said:
Hello there

If it is cold where you live and the chickens do not have a heated house they are not going to lay.  They do not like the cold weather.  I have been told if you put hot sauce or cinnamon in their water that it heats them up inside and makes them lay.  I have not tried it with my 18 hens.  I am getting three to four eggs a date out of that many and it is the same ones laying every day.  I know by the color and size of the eggs.  My one little white and frizzle china silkies lay every day.  My aracona's two of them are laying daily.  Once in a while I get some from my Rhod Island Reds.  My ducks are not laying either because of the cold nights.  Even though here in California the days are in the 60,70 and 80 the nights get down in the high 30's and low 40's.
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Your temps in the 30-40's shouldn't have anything to do with your birds laying. That is not really that cold to a normal chicken. It more depends on the breed of chicken, age, housing, nutrition, and amount of natural light they are getting. According to long time chicken keepers, a heated or even heavily insulated house it NOT recommended. Some people have temps where they live of 30-40 below zero with no problems. Chickens are tough critters. The key is keeping them dry and out of drafts in their housing. Also, using the deep litter method is recommended.
 
Thanks for all your feed back, I think I just need to be patient! I'm not sure of there exact age, when I got them from the farm I was just told they are at point of lay! As for the layer pellets that's what the guy at the farm I bought them from told me I needs to feed them! This is all new to me.
 
Welcome to BYC. Very likely shortened day length is a factor in their lack of production. As the day length increases to 14 hours of daylight they will lay.
 
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