Guess it's heat not light that triggers egg production
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AllenK RGV
Chicken Addict
Mine do slow down in winter. Mine still make way to many eggs. We usually feed them back to the chicken, dogs and cats. Heat does nothing to benefit egg production from my experience. @007Sean ?
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I love chickens! I HATE EGGS. I use msybe 6 a month in cooking, unless I bake something. When I was getting eggs, I gave them to family. Not sure these girls i have will lay. Probably die before they lay....
It's the amount of light that hits their retina. Same thing that triggers the rut in deer.
Sometimes excessive heat will make them lay less but not for weeks or months.
Hmmmm.
Usually when I go outside, early morning before sunrise,, there's noise, frogs, crickets, birds, owls, coyotes.
This Morning, foggy
AND DEAD SILENT
Not a peep squawk howl hoot.
Nothing.
Its kinda spooky
Usually when I go outside, early morning before sunrise,, there's noise, frogs, crickets, birds, owls, coyotes.
This Morning, foggy
AND DEAD SILENT
Not a peep squawk howl hoot.
Nothing.
Its kinda spooky
Outsider
Chirping
Last night I was on youtube researching adding light inside the coop, but that still doesn't explain why they quit laying in June. I have a lot to learn and open for any help.
No idea but lots of questions.
Are you SURE they quit?
Snake eating eggs?
Hidden eggs somewhere?
Do they free range?
Do they show interest in nest box?
Egg song?
Molting?
Age?
Egg eating chicken?
Outsider
Chirping
Are you SURE they quit? They started off laying wonderfully in February.
Snake eating eggs? I haven't seen any snakes.
Hidden eggs somewhere? I'm in a subdivision, so my chickens are in a 50x50 pen.
Do they free range? No
Do they show interest in nest box? They get in the nest boxes, that is were they used to lay.
Egg song? I don't hear them singing their celebration song anymore.
Molting? They just went through molt last month.
Age? Just over 1 years old
Egg eating chicken? I haven't had this problem to my knowledge.
Snake eating eggs? I haven't seen any snakes.
Hidden eggs somewhere? I'm in a subdivision, so my chickens are in a 50x50 pen.
Do they free range? No
Do they show interest in nest box? They get in the nest boxes, that is were they used to lay.
Egg song? I don't hear them singing their celebration song anymore.
Molting? They just went through molt last month.
Age? Just over 1 years old
Egg eating chicken? I haven't had this problem to my knowledge.
From The Happy Chicken Coop
most common reason why your chickens have stopped laying is there is something wrong with their diet. Have you recently changed their diet or even changed the brand of pellets which you are feeding your chickens?
We once decided to stop feeding our chickens layers pellets and to feed them maize instead. Maize is just ground up corn.
When feeding the girls layers pellets we were getting a minimum of 9 eggs a day and after feeding them Maize for a matter of days we were only getting 4-5 eggs a day!
Yikes- this was because maize doesn’t container much protein and chickens need around 20 grams of protein each day to continue laying eggs.
Just remember whatever you are feeding your chickens they need a proper balanced diet to ensure their bodies are capable of producing eggs.
If you are feeding your girls layers pellets and they are still struggling to lay, consider giving them snacks which are high in protein such as: pumpkin seeds, oats or mealworms.
Another often neglected aspect of their diet is water. If chickens don’t have access to fresh water all day round you can say goodbye to your eggs
https://www.thehappychickencoop.com/7-reasons-why-your-chickens-stopped-laying-eggs/
Chickens moult each year and it can take around 6 to 12 weeks for them to grow back new feathers- during this time period they will not lay eggs.
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