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We are running 7am to 6pm natural daylight. No signs of lice, mites, or worms. Don’t think the adults have been wormed since late spring/early summer. Maybe I’ll systematically worm in groups and see if anyone starts again. (And keep better chicken records :oops:)
 
First, it takes approximately 16 hours of light, natural, artificial, or a combination of both, for them to lay.

They lay an egg roughly every 25 hrs or so. Of that 25 hrs between eggs, 22 hrs is spent in the shell department. Some will have shorter periods between eggs, others will have longer periods between eggs. Oon average, when hens are laying reliably you should get 6 eggs per week.

Our hens lay 3 days in a row, skip a day and repeat. They have a minimum of 15 hrs of light per day, so we have eggs year round. Granted, our's is artificial, but it works. For those of you that do not give additional light during the winter, you will have lower production due to the shorter days. Once the days are long enough they should get regular with production.
 
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Anansi said:
First, it takes approximately 16 hours of light, natural, artificial, or a combination of both, for them to lay.

They lay an egg roughly every 25 hrs or so. Of that 25 hrs between eggs, 22 hrs is spent in the shell department. Some will have shorter periods between eggs, others will have longer periods between eggs. Oon average, when hens are laying reliably you should get 6 eggs per week.

Our hens lay 3 days in a row, skip a day and repeat. They have a minimum of 15 hrs of light per day, so we have eggs year round. Granted, our's is artificial, but it works. For those of you that do not give additional light during the winter, you will have lower production due to the shorter days. Once the days are long enough they should get regular with production.
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Most of the time when they stop for winter they restart in January. I know both Ameraucanas took the molt hard. The one who is yet to lay was really miserable. I’m just surprised by the start and stop. Slow restart I get but 3 eggs in a month...
 
FlyingNunFarm said:
My Ameraucanas are off too. Took everyone till 1/20 to start laying again. But my Ameraucanas—one laid 3 eggs so far. The other has yet to this year! I got a few eggs from my mixed breed girl and my (old) leghorn but they quit on me too. Only the leghorn is older. Both Ameraucanas and mix girl just went through first molt.
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Everyone seems fine. Eating and pooping for sure. No boggy bellies or (overly) dirty butts.

What gives!?!
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It might be the weather changes.
 
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I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry. How does this happen? :gig
 

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