Roos Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Does any one eles chickens lay in the afternoon because mine do.They free range and then lay eggs is that normal grace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 two of my girls lay in the morning first thing. The other (Ex-batts) lay at any time from 11-2pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 My Lillian, (light sussex), always lays in the afternoon, about 3-4pm. At least she did before she just shut up shop for the winter bless her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruth1 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 My Leghorn lays around 4pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Not at all unusual. My six chickens usually lay 3 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon - the latest being sometimes just a couple of hours before bedtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kez Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 My two nearly always lay in the afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB and Chicks Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Gosh All your chicks are so regular! Mine start off in the morning and each day get a little bit later until they are laying in the evening and then they miss a day and then start all over again.. KB and Chicks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatally Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 My Speckledy lays at all times - through the night sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsallen08 Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 All our eggs are laid by 9.30am usually.... However, my latest ex batt to start laying did mess up the queuing sytem the other day as she was in and out for ages but wouldn't let anyone in! My other 2 just had to sit cross legged at the bottom of the ladder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Mine lay any time between pre-6am and 5pm at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmommasally Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Mine are the same as "KC and the chicks" in that lthey lay later and later each day until they miss a day and the start their cycle again early the next morning. I thought this was normal, sure I read somewhere that a chicken takes about 25 hours to make an egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 (edited) Gosh All your chicks are so regular! Mine start off in the morning and each day get a little bit later until they are laying in the evening and then they miss a day and then start all over again.. KB and Chicks They have obviously read the "chicken book" that says it takes 25 hours to make an egg. My (and many others') chooks don't appear to be going by the book at all! I can't work out what mine are doing at all, the eggs turn up at any old time, apparently at random! Edited for typo Edited October 28, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iar fach goch Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 mine have also obviously been reading their chicken book as they do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
