No more eggs!

[BlueMoon]

Ok, truth is we have over 100 hens (keep telling my husband it's a hundred) and about 17 roosters. Everyone free ranges and with the recent rooster reduction, I would have imagined an increase. All through the summer, 2-3 doz egg per day was the norm. Point is I don't think they're over stressed nor over mated.
Let's say an eighth are moulting and a sixth are over four years old. No evidence of egg eating. Lots of nesting boxes available. There should still be more than 6 eggs a day.
Any other thoughts?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Maybe just adjusting to time change I only have 18 hens and am getting only 4 eggs a day. Either add light so they get about 14 hrs. of light a day or just wait out molt and hope things pick up. Do 4 yr old hens lay everyday. Mine are all under 2

 

[Yay Chicks!]

Any where for them to hide eggs while free ranging?

 

[BlueMoon]

I tested them for leaving eggs in unusual places by letting them out late one day - and still only about a half dozen. Certainly a possibility, but not that likely.

I recall there being many illnesses that stunt egg production, but chickens seem healthy.

If there was only any easy way to tell who has given up. With feed being $24/bag and going through a bag every other day, the math isn't pretty. Some girls need to find new homes!

 

[Rocky Top Chick]

I have the same problem with mine this year. 19 hens, luck if I get 3 eggs a day. This weekend I am going to have a talk with them.

 

[BlueMoon]

How did the talk go?

I think there were three eggs yesterday...