meezers Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 I got my chooks on Good Friday,Saturday morning I found an egg in the coop from Elsie, Elsie is a little older than the others ( not sure how much older )so I doubt this was her very first egg -but I don't know when she started laying. Anyway, we had another egg sunday afternoon and again monday afternoon, a little later each time as they are supposed to - thought she'd been reading this forum ! she had a day off tuesday, now her routine seems to have gone to pot- she laid very early wednesday, mid morning on thursday, nothing on friday and nothing so far today, is this normal once they've started laying ? she seems happy and healthy, could the weather be affecting her ? ( very windy and rainy here ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 That does sound perfectly normal for a chicken just coming into lay. Don't worry, she will become more regular after a few hits and misses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Same happened here too. It takes a while to regulate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 I agree......it takes a while to settle into a pattern. Don't overdo it with the treats or free ranging if you want lots of eggs. If you keep them in the run till afternoon, so that they can fill up on pellets, you may see an increase in laying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...