Egg Laying
Although individual laying hens can live for 10-15 years and occasionally longer, the average number of eggs that hens lay tends to drop off as they age. We have hens that are productive after 4 years of laying, and we have had hens that died at 2-3 years of age. Things vary quite a bit…
Our Black Australorps usually to lay their first eggs at around 6-7 months of age. Several things that can affect when they start to lay: What type of food you raise them on What time of year you hatch (or purchase) them How they are raised Let’s explore several of these topics more closely. Use…
If you aren’t getting as many eggs as you know you should be getting from your flock, how do you tell which hens are not laying and which ones are? There are a number of different ways to tell, some practical and some not so practical. I’ll go over the most accurate approach and then…
Having a productive backyard flock requires more than just choosing the best egg production chickens. It has a lot to do with how you manage and maintain your flock. In this article, I’ll give you a basic framework and some techniques to help you increase egg production and maintain a productive flock. This approach is…