Today's temperature = # of eggs.

[Ashburnham]

I can relate to that Bruce!
It was 42 C a couple of days ago,
and hit 47 C here on Black Saturday!

(Luckily for three quarters of the year it is mild and temperate here)

 

[OrganicMamma]

Well, since my first post on this thread it been everything from -18 to +1 and the most i've been getting is two eggs a day out of 10 hens.
(sometimes only 1) I blame the lack of sunlight personally.... it's overcast here most of the time. Rarely is the sun really shinning. I'm seriously toying with the idea of putting a light in the coop to see if that will increase laying. Does anyone else put on a light?

 

[Puddin Fluff]

We had one last year and they layed well all winter. We haven't had one this year and most days we still are around 50% or better, except for the last two weeks or so. They have been a little slower lately but still getting enough for breakfast so I don't complain.

So far today we have 8/16 and I am counting 16 instead of 17 as I picked up one girl today and came away with a hand full of feathers. She suddenly decided to start molting - crazy chicken - the coldest time of year and you are shedding feathers!

we're supposed to be around 50 degrees today.

 

[bruceha2000]

12 F today and the girls managed to squeak out 5 eggs. 4 by 9 AM, the 5th by 12:30. One of the Faverolles is sitting on an empty nest again today. VERY testy when I took her off at roost time. I would threaten her with the pot but she would know I was lying

Bruce

 

[Puddin Fluff]

12 F today and the girls managed to squeak out 5 eggs. 4 by 9 AM, the 5th by 12:30. One of the Faverolles is sitting on an empty nest again today. VERY testy when I took her off at roost time. I would threaten her with the pot but she would know I was lying

Bruce

Okay we ended up with 9. So I was one off on my prediction. Got 3/3 from the Favs today. So far no broodies in the bunch. Believe it or not last year I had a sex-link go broody and she helped with my spring hatch. I certainly didn't expect it from them.

Supposed to be about the same temp tomorrow and storms rolling in early Wed. AM so we will see what the week holds.

 

[Kirklandchick]

Here's my summary for the month so far from our 6 hens:

Jan 1 - 17F - 2 eggs
Jan 2 - 29F - 2 eggs
Jan 3 - 26F - 5 eggs
Jan 4 - 32F - 4 eggs
Jan 5 - 34F - 3 eggs
Jan 6 - 33F - 3 eggs
Jan 7 - 38F - 5 eggs

Not too sure there's much of a pattern here based on temps lol.

 

[OrganicMamma]

We had one last year and they layed well all winter. We haven't had one this year and most days we still are around 50% or better, except for the last two weeks or so. They have been a little slower lately but still getting enough for breakfast so I don't complain.

So far today we have 8/16 and I am counting 16 instead of 17 as I picked up one girl today and came away with a hand full of feathers. She suddenly decided to start molting - crazy chicken - the coldest time of year and you are shedding feathers!

we're supposed to be around 50 degrees today.

One of mine too! I was worried at first because was thinking, "why would a chicken start (what looks like a hard molt) in the middle of Dec! In the snow!" crazy little thing....

 

[Puddin Fluff]

One of mine too! I was worried at first because was thinking, "why would a chicken start (what looks like a hard molt) in the middle of Dec! In the snow!" crazy little thing....

Who knows what kicks them off. Crazy birds.

Bruce-----we got 11/16 today at 55 degrees----how's that theory coming?

 

[Peggy-Sue]

3/5 today it was 45

 

[Puddin Fluff]

3/5 today it was 45

Wow 45 in Pittsburg. For some reason I always think you guys should be frozen solid this time of year!