When Should I Start Collecting the Eggs?

[JerseyChicks]

My 3 little ladies have laid their first eggs and I am not sure when I should start collecting them. I have heard that you want to leave them for a few days so that they continue to lay... any thoughts?

 

[crazy4spurs]

I collected mine right at the moment I found it....and they have kept on laying!! So I say...go get 'em and enjoy! Congrats!!!

 

[m_shuman]

If I hear the egg song or I know someone is laying I go and collect them right away. I am afraid they will step on the eggs and crack them and discover they are delicious to eat and turn into egg eaters.

 

[sourland]

Collect the eggs daily or twice daily in the winter if there is danger of them freezing - no need to wait or leave them.

 

[gritsar]

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Agreed. Right now I am collecting three times daily due to our triple digit temps.
Add golfballs or fake eggs to the nest to show the girls where you want them to lay their eggs.

 

[brahmakid11]

i collect them the momentthey lay the egg