lightsussex12 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 i have a brown sussex hen who laid her first egg on the 15th july then had one on the 16th july ,then had two more on the 18th of july ,and the 20th july.she then stopped laying until the 6th of august which she laid an egg then she laid one on the 8th and today the 10th august is this normal for this to happen? i thought they laid eggs every day. i also have a light sussex hen that is the age 27 weeks and she hasnt laid any yet is this normal because i was told they start laying between 18-24 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruitandNutCake Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 All hens are different, and all usually take a bit of time to get their egg laying settled, so it is very normal for egg laying to be a bit erratic to start with. Also, don't be surprised if you get soft eggs, or extra large double yoked eggs to start with - it all settles down with time. However, even once they are settled, there are the occasional 'blips' and they may have rest periods from laying, especially when moulting. Or, as in my case ( and several others at the moment!) they may go for an extended time without laying - probably due to weather conditions! Don't worry - if they are point of lay they will be laying regularly sooner or later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightsussex12 Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 thankyou for your reply fruit and nut cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
