MadAboutChooks Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Hi There, Have had my 3 girls for just over a week now, and they had just started laying when I had got them. However the question that I am wondering is do they start laying gradually or once they start should they lay more or less every day? I understood that my chooks would lay about 300 eggs per year. However they seem to lay for two days then have a day off! Is this normal? Today out of 3 chooks I didnt get 1 egg!! although I did get 3 yesterday. I am loving having them and they seem happy and healthy, and manage to get out and free range for a couple of hours each day. Am I expecting too much??. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 It does take a while for them to get going and they will take a day off. My chickens started by laying every other day, after a few months I was getting 5 eggs a week from each and now I normally get an egg a day from all of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieadams Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 My bluebelle's not been laying long and she's following a strange little pattern so far, she laid at 10am, then next day 1pm, then 3pm, then a day off, then 8am, then 10am!! I don't think she's got a 24hour clock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 They may take a few weeks to establish a regular pattern, but even then you can expect the odd day off. My two gingernuts laid every day for the first year I had them, but I think I was very lucky with that - five or six eggs a week would be a good average. I'm guessing your girls are just still getting used to the whole thing, you'll get some odd-shaped eggs and some days without but by summer they should be laying pretty regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...