not laying

[farmerbob]

I have brown leghorns approx 15 mos old that have been laying pretty well over the last months. as of late the numbers have started to decline from 3 to 5 a day to 1 sometimes none per day. around a month ago I introduced 16 new white leghorn pulletts. The question I have is could the pulletts be eating the eggs before I get to them and or is it possible that the small chickens have made the adults less productive. I have one rooster in the house & range area & two more outside the fence because of fighting. any suggestions would be appreciated.


thanks in advance


Bob

 

[schellie69]

Any change to their lives will cause them to drop egg production. Have you changed their food. I know when I free ranged my girls the egg production dropped I put them on a game bird feed 22% protein this helped with the egg laying and also during molt their feathers came in so nicely. I just offer free choice egg shells.

 

[farmerbob]

I did feed just corn for a couple of weeks, until I could get 20% pellets back to their feeder. I also doubled the size of their coop but that didn't seem to affect them being they have had bigger housing for over a month and a half.


thanks again

Bob

 

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