what time of day???

[mlmadura]

Do chickens lay all day or just in the morning?

 

[Katy]

Mine for the most part lay by noon.

 

[Pumpkinpup]

They can lay at any time of day. Most seem to lean toward the earlier part of the day I have found but there are some who will wait until afternoon. Each hen is different.

 

[Whirlwind]

Well the books say it takes 25 hours for an egg cycle. So if your hen laid an egg at 8 am next day should be @ 9 am. Mine kinda lay on that schedual. Not always. I have gotten an egg here as late as 6 pm. If they get disturbed on the nest it can take a little longer than 25 hour. And having said all of that. The chickens don't always read the book. Hope that helped a little.

 

[gritsar]

The majority of my chickens lay in the early afternoon or evening - just to be different I guess.

The one hen I would like to re-train always waits till it's almost dark to go to the nest box. I literally stand at the door and wait for her to get finished so I can shut them up for the night.
Edited for spelling, goodness I'm tired.

 

[too much fun]

mine are pretty much done by noon

 

[Colored Egg Farmer]

Chickens can lay at anytime of day. Most of mine are done by noon but usually a few that hold till around 4.

 

[miron28]

mine are done laying by 2:00

 

[hatchaholic]

We've got a couple that lay first thing in the am, then the majority lay by 1:00, and finally a couple lay in the late afternoon. Usually, they are all done by 5:00.

 

[gumpsgirl]

Most of the time mine are done by 2:00 but sometimes I get eggs all the way until 4:00.