Wasn't expecting this

[BoyTheRooster]

It's the middle of winter here in New Zealand, so egg production has slowed to a halt for our girls. We check the nests maybe once a month until the weather warms up, because our hens are very old girls who manage 2 eggs a week, if that, during summer.

But this winter we have 7 hens that hatched over summer and are now about 5-6 months old. Because of the cold we didn't expect these girls to start laying until spring



They proved me wrong! I went to check the nest boxes and found 14 eggs!
Since we don't know how long they've been there we'll have to check them all before we eat them, but I'm very proud of my babies

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Hens lay or don't lay in response to the total hours of Sunlight. Cold weather (except sudden and extreme changes) has little impact on egg production.

This is why in the Northern Hemisphere at east that Easter is celebrated with colored eggs, baby ducks, chocolate rabbets, and of course newly hatched chickens.

 

[BoyTheRooster]

Hens lay or don't lay in response to the total hours of Sunlight. Cold weather (except sudden and extreme changes) has little impact on egg production.

This is why in the Northern Hemisphere at east that Easter is celebrated with colored eggs, baby ducks, chocolate rabbets, and of course newly hatched chickens.

I know, I just use warmer weather as an indicator of spring, which means longer days. We're currently at 9 hours of daylight

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Hens lay or don't lay in response to the total hours of Sunlight. Cold weather (except sudden and extreme changes) has little impact on egg production.

This is why in the Northern Hemisphere at east that Easter is celebrated with colored eggs, baby ducks, chocolate rabbets, and of course newly hatched chickens.

X2....and pullets are less effected by the light than they are the hormones when it comes to maturing during fall/winter montjs