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I am up to 3-5 a day from 5 active layers (one is brooding and one is old as dirt so they're not being counted). Production has gone up by 40% in the last three weeks.

I had six boxes and they only used two, so I cleaned out the other four and started using them to store supplies. I pulled out a bag of BOSS and an egg fell out and cracked. When I used it for storage they'd lay in there, when I'd clean it out and make it a nest box again, they wouldn't. Silly hens.

cold MAY affect laying, but light is the primary reason for less eggs. It triggers a gland in their brains that says to lay if they are getting at least 14 hours of light. People who choose not to add light see a drastic drop in production and even those of us that supplement light see some drop.

Well did you at least find out the color of his feet? Lol

sounds like the perfect day. Better get a scratch ticket. It could be your "all wins" day!

I'm getting an average of 5/7 since solstice. I add light, but no heat. My two that aren't laying include a two year old bird in molt and one who is lately the victim of bullying and coming off illness.

5/7 we've been on a roll since solstice.

5/7 again. Woo hoo!

Ironically I got the most I've gotten all winter yesterday (5/7) on the shortest day of the year AND it was overcast and sleeting.

I am so jealous of everyone's numbers this week, especially with those that don't supplement. I average 2 or 3 out of 7 with light added.

let us know! My rocks have been laying some massive eggs lately, but they've all been single yokes. Maybe it's the weather? Lol

3/7 and it's not yet noon! Most exciting is my lil buff orp laid her first egg after a three week strike.

2/7

4/7 yesterday (the most in forever) and so far none today.

I'm down to 4 productive birds out of 7 (3 haven't laid in a month) so I'm only getting 2 or 3 eggs a day. My problem is that one of the productive birds is my sure fire broody. You leave a pile of golf balls in there for a day and she WILL go broody. I'm on the fence because I want to start my...

2/7. Grrr!

3/11 again. Come on ladies! I have three that haven't laid in weeks.

3/7

2/7 I miss the days of 6/7...

3/7