Winter is a cold and dark time of year for chickens. They don't receive enough light during the winter months to really keep up egg production. It is a time for them to rejuvenate and relax. For the pullets it is a time of anticipation. "When will the first eggs show up?" "How much longer until we start to get eggs from the new hens?" Each day I go down to the coop, hoping to find an egg or two in their nesting boxes, but nothing so far. They should start laying any time this next month, making them ready to go for March.
Even our hens from last year have taken a break this winter. With about 22 hens in the coop, the egg production varies from three to seven a day. It seems with this last cold stretch it has dropped to two! But that is alright. I know that once the warmer weather comes and once the sun starts coming up sooner and staying up in the sky later, the number of eggs will increase! Another good reason to look forward to spring.
If you want to be at the start of the egg production, let us know and we can set you up with a coop and some laying hens so you can enjoy fresh eggs yourself.
Even our hens from last year have taken a break this winter. With about 22 hens in the coop, the egg production varies from three to seven a day. It seems with this last cold stretch it has dropped to two! But that is alright. I know that once the warmer weather comes and once the sun starts coming up sooner and staying up in the sky later, the number of eggs will increase! Another good reason to look forward to spring.
If you want to be at the start of the egg production, let us know and we can set you up with a coop and some laying hens so you can enjoy fresh eggs yourself.
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