should i be getting 14 eggs a day from my 1 yr old pullets

[blueseal]

i have 14, 1 yr old pullets, 6 gold comets , 3 golden laced wyandottes, 2 buff orps, 2 barred rocks, 1 delaware, and 3, 2+ yr old buff orps, i am getting 8-14 eggs aday from these 17 birds . should my egg numbers be better or is this right. they have layer mash and water available 24/7 .

 

[PunkinPeep]

sounds about right to me.

 

[Barred Rocker]

Sounds like you've got a good ratio. Most of my barred rocks lay every single day but every now and then I'll be one or two short. My buff orpingtons are on a weird schedule, I'll get 3 out of my 4 hens one day, one the next and then 4 the next day.

 

[usschicago1]

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Me too! Very Normal

 

[teach1rusl]

Your BOs that are over 2 have probably slowed down a bit. I go more by a weekly average, figuring at least 5 eggs a week from your younger layers. So are you getting at least 70 eggs per week??? If so, then I would be content

 

[Davaroo]

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Utterly normal. Thank God for the chicken and enjoy

PS the whole "egg a day" thing stems from commercial efforts to breed the genetic layer hen. It requires serious effort to create a bird that will do 365 eggs per year, consistently. In fact, it has yet to be achieved. The best hen on record only made 364 in one year.
But even the genetic layer cant keep it up for ever and plays out after 18 months or so. For most "yard chickens," 180-200 eggs per year is more like it.

As this suggests, egg laying is periodic and influenced by the seasons. At certain times of the year, egg laying seems unstoppable - like now, in the spring.
But, when the heat of summer comes, it may taper off. The molt will stunt egg output, as will winters reduced daylight.
Simple changes in diet or even a noisy lawnmower can affect output.

 

[blueseal]

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yes i been averaging 70+ the last 3 weeks or so . as it warms up they are laying better.