What time???

[Monk]

I have six Red Sex Links, 5 months old. They are laying well, usually 4 eggs a day, sometimes 5. I'm usually able to collect my eggs by 9:00am. I have a friend that told me she has to collect eggs morning and afternoon. Curious how unusual this is??? What time are you able to collect your eggs?

 

[mdbokc]

Most are before noon but will often have 1 or 2 in late afternoon when I check on them and get ready to let they out to free range. Getting 11-12 eggs a day.

 

[Wildsky]

Eggs are not laid at the same time every day for a chicken. They can lay anytime up to bed time, and some might even lay on the roost!

I collect once a day - at 5pm actually, and we have found eggs at bed time on some nights when locking up the coop!

 

[Karrie13]

I get most of mine in the morning too, by about 9:30 (I had 2 by 6:45 this morning) but have an occasional afternoon egg. So I also check twice a day.

 

[Karrie13]

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I have had this happen too. There have been mornings when I go to let the girls out of the coop to find a broken egg or two on the floor or the roost.

 

[apukanski]

I used to check throughout the day, now I just go out an hour before bedtime.

 

[Wildsky]

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I think thats the best time, it helps to prevent eggs being left overnight - with it getting cold now for most of us (shut up if you're in CA) I collect as late as possible so as to avoid frozen egg.

 

[HBuehler]

My early layers are around 7 am and I have some that are 5pm layers.Works out fine since I'm usually feeding about that time.We won't worry about frozen eggs for weeks yet

sorry but I grew up in those cold northern states and every time I think about going back I watch the weather

 

[staceyl]

Mine are still in bed when I leave in the morning so I only check once around 3. Then if someone hasn't laid I might check again before I lock them, but I rarely find anything later.

 

[Chicken Fruit]

my hens lay mid day, two of them are late in the day birds- around 3pm.

Not sure why its that way, it just is.

Probably because I dont free feed them. They're out at 9 for food and water and spend the day out grazing and free ranging.