What to feed chickens to lay more eggs.

[obsessedwchicks]

Hey newbie here. Just wondering what little things I could do throughout the day to help my chickens lay some more eggs, and thats' reasonable. Thanks for any responses! Any help is better than what I'm doing now!

 

[jedgeworth]

High protien layer feed will help in egg production. I feed 22% layer feed in my feeder and toss a cup of 16% 13-way scratch in the run it a mix of grains corn peas sunflower seeds and oats. I have 5 hens and average 4 eggs a day.

 

[obsessedwchicks]

I think our feed is okay, I was just talking about the inbetween stuff I could do…..

 

[Quyen Le]

I turn light on at 4am and off at 7:30am. Feed 20% (mixed from game bird starter and layer) feed and my layers lay almost everyday.

 

[jedgeworth]

You can feed many things in between but to keep the birds laying well it needs to be over 16% protien. Look for a good type of scratch that is made up of mixed grains not just corn.

 

[NestingHillsSC]

They are some many other things besides feed why or why they are not laying. Age, type, weather etc etc. You really have to look at it all.

 

[obsessedwchicks]

I'm thinking now it's just because it's super cloudy/rainy and theres like not enough daylight……. I've thought grass might helped, but today I've checked and from what I saw because I have 3 hens constantly laying in the nesting box I think I might have as of right when I checked 20 minutes ago like 10. So I guess its just because its winter, daylight, and cloudiness.

 

[kenneth1950]

I turn light on at 4am and off at 7:30am. Feed 20% (mixed from game bird starter and layer) feed and my layers lay almost everyday.

I agree about the light on it makes them lay better and seems to help with the garments too

 

[kenneth1950]

I agree about the light on it makes them lay better and seems to help with the garments too

lol varments

 

[kenneth1950]

You can feed many things in between but to keep the birds laying well it needs to be over 16% protien. Look for a good type of scratch that is made up of mixed grains not just corn.

I I mix 1 part chops and 1 part scratch--makes the yokes rich