Today, it’s wet and mucky from recent rains. I gathered eggs from our chickens. Two eggs looked good (like the one above) – just a few tiny splotches of mud or manure that needed to be cleaned. Then I noticed seven more eggs deeply nestled into mud, in the corner of our chicken tractor. Apparently […]
Why are my chickens not laying eggs? Part 2
When your chickens aren’t laying eggs, or when they aren’t laying as frequently as they used to, there are a number of possible reasons. Stress Chickens, like people, are affected by stress, and hens that are under stress don’t lay as well. Stress, in more extreme cases, can cause them to stop laying. What types […]
Why are my chickens not laying?
A variety of things can reduce laying, but if you start noticing the change sometime between mid-September and December, one of the most likely suspects is the shortening of daylight hours that occurs this time of year. Why does the number of daylight hours affect laying? Laying hens are very sensitive to day length. Most […]