peggy and babs Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 One of our chickens has started laying about a week ago but is laying at 11am not early in the morning. Is this just because she is ' inexperienced' or will she always lay then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 They tend to lay a little later each day then have a day off, then start again early morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arowland17 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I asked a similar question as ours laid their first eggs at 5-6 in the evening! The advice about getting later then having a day off was spot on, they did a couple of evening ones, then had a day off, then started laying in the morning, lunchtime, afternoon etc etc. At the moment I have one laying first thing in the morning, and one at lunchtime so it's quite easy to know who's laid which egg if I'm around in the day to take them out once laid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladylucan Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Well they say it takes around 25 hours to produce an egg, so it will work out that they start to lay later and later as teh days go by eventually going back to morning xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Ours have been laying for over a month now with no change in the time of day.... Two of ours lay early morning, around 7-9 and the other one lays between 10:30-12:30.....I think they are all slightly different though and different breeds take longer to produce the eggs than others, I imagine that their diet will affect this as well...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UkButton Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 How long do you keep your eggs for (or can they be kept for?) before eating them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starboyhull Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 We eat some of our eggs straight away and others usually within a few days..... I would apply the same as shop eggs about 2 weeks I think, but you can put them in water and if they float they are stale and if they sink they are okay (think thats right).....To be honest our eggs dont last long enough to worry about that...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robskyd Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 We have a strict regime at the moment, Doris lays sometime in the morning, well before 7 when I open the door. And Maddie lays at 10:30, making a right hulabaloo so everyone knows what she's doing. Ruby is still to lay, but loves to sit in the nesting box. I think she likes to practice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Thats strange because Gemma lays every day 10am. Then has a day off how does that work out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arowland17 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Nugget kept sitting in the nesting box before she started laying too! Buttercup started a week or so before her, but always laid in the run, then Nugget started settling down in the nest box and all our eggs since have been laid in there! They both sit in the nest box when they lay their eggs but are so nosy they always have their heads poking out the door just in case they're missing something interesting, and the one always pops in and out the eglu while the others on the nest to see they're not missing out on something inside the eglu!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I dont think there is a set time. one of ours lays before we open the eglu door (before 7am) sometimes and the other lays mid afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
