Winter egg laying

[FortCluck]

Sorry. I'll ask for that.not sure if they have that. Yeah found out on google today that not to let chicks in with adults and eat there food.

Just try to get the all flock or flock raiser feed. They're meant for every age and all types of birds. I use it because we have chicks from 2 weeks old to 3 months old then we have ducks and older chickens. There's no way I could feed everyone separate feeds.

I buy mine at tractor supply.

 

[Jedstar]

No worries I'll ask my local stockfeed shed supplier.

 

[BYC Project Manager]

Congrats on getting this poll featured! This is insightful!

 

[ErnieBerley]

My first winter raising chickens but my hens are producing this winter, no problems

 

[rascal66]

I usually have a decrease in fall vs winter. Even now I'm getting a great average of eggs.

 

[FortCluck]

I usually have a decrease in fall vs winter. Even now I'm getting a great average of eggs.

We started seeing a decrease in the fall too, but not too much. They have really started picking up now that it's getting warmer outside. before they used to have to go into their coop around 4:00 and now it is about 6:00.

 

[sóley]

I have a few breeds of chicken and they never seem to take a break all at the same time so there's always some hens that are still laying. and right now there laying like crazy. I have to go twice a day to collect the egg because it so many eggs I can't hold them all in one trip, haha so no I don't se significant decrease in the winter.
although I was just getting like 6-10 egg in the chrismas tho (I'm used to have like 20-25 eggs(yeah I have a lot of hens), but that was for like 2 weeks and then it was back to crazy laying again, haha

 

[BDutch]

Do you see a significant decrease in eggs in the winter?

YES.
Since the end of november I have just one hen that is laying a small egg every other day. My 8 chickens are bantams and not breeds for production. 5 of them are over 4 years. Why my pullet stopped is a big Q. The other young hen is a bit overweight. This can be a cause for less eggs.

So I buy eggs in the shop now and waiting for spring

 

[Fintechie]

The production is about 1/3 to 1/2 for my first year pullets. Those started to lay in late summer or early fall cut in half or stopped, but a few late boomers such as east eggers recently started to lay though also not as 100% as I observed by other breeds in fall.

 

[WaveyCreekChickens]

I use some artificial light. They get about 12 hours in total. Egg numbers seem to be the same as summer.