Where are my eggs???

[leasmom]

Okay I had a few problems with the eggs were being eaten by the hens because they needed calcium. I solved that problem by changing their feed and giving them oyster shell. They laid for three days in a row but then they have stopped for three days in a row. There isn't even any indentions in the straw that they even tried to lay in order to eat their eggs...whats going on??? They're RIR's...its only two of them.

 

[EllyMae]

Mine have stopped too...I just figured it was due to the change in season.

 

[leasmom]

How long has it been for yours?

 

[EllyMae]

I think we are going on week 2

. I even tried feeding the supplement I feed to my horse(other horse/chicken owners sweared by it) but still no eggs. I guess when nature says it's time for the hens to take a break, there isn't much to do about it unless you want to add lights to the coop.

 

[leasmom]

I've got lights. Theyre in an open indoor pen in the`garage.

 

[EllyMae]

Hmmm, I don't know...I've been reading several posts regarding this subject. I just chalked it up to the season.

 

[leasmom]

alot of people are having this problem, wow.

 

[onthespot]

I have twenty four hens that could possibly lay me an egg on any given day. Yesterday I got three. Today it was SIX! Woohoo!

 

[joanc]

We have 21 hens that too, could lay an egg on any given day. The egg count has fluctuated from 4 - 10 per day during the last 2 weeks. We just hung up a "fresh eggs" sign over the nesting boxes to remind them why they're here.

Maybe that will help the count go up.

 

[davidb]

In the winter your egg production will always fluctuate