ringramjr1
Hatching
- May 21, 2020
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Hello all. I have a small flock of Black Australorps who just had their first birthday on April 1st. They are egg laying machines. You typically read/hear that egg laying hens are most productive (logically) in their first year and then drop off a little each subsequent year until they reach the age of four or five and typically stop laying altogether. The question I have, however, is...when you hear/read that egg laying hens are most productive their first year, does that mean their first year of life or the first year AFTER they begin laying? What is your experience? Thanks!