Winter egg laying

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I get 12-12 eggs from 19 ducks, down from 15-16 in summer and fall, i call that significant.

 

[kstande]

I want to know how many see a significant decrease in eggs in the winter.

I have 8 layers and I'm still getting 5 eggs a day and I don't consider this a significant decrease. If I went down to less than 3 then I'd consider it significant.

Also comment if you use supplemental lighting... I don't

I have been wondering what to expect also. I'm in Indianapolis IN. We've had a few nights in the 20's mostly 30's and day temps mid 30's to 40's. Only snowed once here so far. I have 8 hens , no supplemental lighting and I'm typically getting 7 a day. My hens are about 9 months. Got my first eggs end of June beginning July and they've been strong like that ever since. 3 different times in the last 2 months I've gotten 3/4 eggs.

 

[FortCluck]

I get 12-12 eggs from 19 ducks, down from 15-16 in summer and fall, i call that significant.

None of my ducks have laid an egg yet

 

[Wendee]

My 8 hens started to lay in July so they, 7 of them lay every day and then I have 1 that lays every other day. I also have a 5-year-old hen lays when she wants too. A total of 9 hens and a Rooster.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I am egg-cited because my EE finally is laying this egg starting yesterday, now I have 2 blue egg layers and one is an older hen.

 

[FortCluck]

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I am egg-cited because my EE finally is laying this egg starting yesterday, now I have 2 blue egg layers and one is an older hen.

I hope to get colored egg layers! I'm waiting until the weather warms up so I can have them start outside the day I get them.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

We are in SE MO. Production was down to 3 or 4 eggs a day for a couple of weeks but today we got 6 and one day last week we got 7. Our pullets are 9 months old. Five of them are Brown Leghorns; I typically get 2 or 3 of their white eggs a day. Nine are EEs; I'm only averaging 2 or 3 of their eggs a day. None of my older BO have laid in about a month, but they are coming off a hard molt and I don't expect to see their brown eggs until Spring. I think they are two years old but they might be three. Anyway, six eggs, like today, is a happy surprise. (Unlike the famous RooPecca, neither of our two roosters have ever been known to lay an egg ) No artificial light here. They are all on Feather Fixer right now and look very nice. Oyster shell and grit is always available in two separate side dishes. Their run is about half an acre of natural forage and they free range about three (or more) additional acres in the afternoon (city girl here, just guessing, it could be as much as five). Predation stress is low, we have only lost three birds to predators in six months, two to a raccoon and one to a RTH.

 

[smfarman]

I have 4 groups of pullets, group 1 has 25 -29 week olds 3 Buff Orphingtons, 2 white leghorns, 2 GLW and 1 SLW that started laying Nov. 1st thru Nov. 17th, so Iam getting 5 - 8 eggs a day. I am using additional lighting with group 1.
Group 2 is 24 weeks old, 3 Barred Rocks, 3 Blk Arustlorps, and 2 Blk JG with no additional lighting and have not started laying yet. The last 2 groups are still to young yet. I have a total of 30 - 28 pullets 2 corckels.

Update - out of group 2: I got my first egg from one of the 25 week old Barred Rocks and no additional lighting used

 

[igorsMistress]

I am getting 1 egg a day from 4 pullets and don't use supplemental light. I plan ahead and freeze my extras for winter baking and save up the fresh for fried eggs on the weekend.
I feel their bodies could use the rest if they naturally slow/stop and I'm not going to force it.

 

[Miss Lydia]

This is the first time I can remember none are laying ducks or chickens and I went an bought store eggs, boy I won’t do that again. @DuckyDonna Froze eggs wonder how that’s working?