When do you collect the eggs?

[Run Amock DucksNChickens]

It seems everytime I go talk to the chickens and look around, I've been finding 2 or 3 eggs each time.
We started hatching chicken eggs on the 20th of August and they've started laying. At first I found hen made nests with a couple of dozen in each. Since then they lay in 3 certain spots any time of the day. Should I collect eggs in the evening when they go to bed?

 

[aart]

Usually I collect at the end of day when I lock up for the night.
If there is an issue, or it's freezing(like now) I check more frequently during the day.

 

[WallyG74]

Usually end of day. Lots of times I’m not home yet and my wife will gather them. If it’s an off day and I’m working around the yard and coops, I’ll gather throughout the day.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Afternoon is usually when I collect eggs, they lay between 12:00pm, & 1:30pm, & are usually done at feeding time at 2:30pm.

 

[Mrs. K]

Really it is not a big deal, unless you are in freezing temperatures. A lot of people keep eggs on the counter, just fine. If I am there, I check and pick up the eggs. If they sit a overnight, I don't worry about it.

I have found that a large group of eggs, and the chicken gods in the right position can kind of, sort of, maybe, might cause a bird to go broody.

Mrs K

 

[Sally PB]

Since it's really cold these days, I check several times a day. When I first started getting eggs, I noted who laid, the weight, and the approximate time. That info helped me know when those pullets would lay the next day.

It's not the same with this year's pullets, and my then-pullets-now-hens are more sporadic.

 

[DParker75089]

Since my egg production employees stubbornly refuse to follow any schedule, and I'm always looking for an excuse to go outside and enjoy the yard, I generally check and collect over the course of the entire daylight period.

 

[sybonbon]

Before I go to work, when I come home.

 

[3DFowlFarm]

My work schedule luckily enough coincides with their laying schedule. I collect at 8 and again at 4, if I'm home at noon I check them especially now that its 15° January cold. Out of 17 layers, usually get 12-14 on first haul.

 

[Run Amock DucksNChickens]

Usually I collect at the end of day when I lock up for the night.
If there is an issue, or it's freezing(like now) I check more frequently during the day.

I'm in Australia, Summer atm, 40C lol. Even the lowest temperature in Winter is only -4 maybe.
I'll collect eggs when they put themselves to bed.
Thank you.