Where are all my eggs?

[@alexandreakarr7861]

The coldness mixed with the old age sounds like best bet

[@FreelancingWithMdGolamMostofa]

"Where are all my eggs? 🥚🍳 This feels like a mystery I need to solve! 😂 Great video, thanks for the laugh!"

[@AlcoAdventures]

@@FreelancingWithMdGolamMostofa these chickens are killing me🤦‍♀️

[@FreelancingWithMdGolamMostofa]

@@AlcoAdventures It was very funny

[@brianczuhai8909]

Chicken roast or soup time maybe? Always have your staff at different age groups. Produce or get eaten and replaced.

[@AlcoAdventures]

@@brianczuhai8909 gonna do that in spring! Already made soup with one rooster. Some people don’t like to eat their chickens but will eat chicken from the store. I don’t get it.

[@brianczuhai8909]

@@AlcoAdventures That's why I don't understand people getting too lubby dubby with their farm animals. Some are going on the dinner table later. Probably hard with milk cows. Renderers will pay you too. But I don't have these problems or choices to make. Merry Christmas.

[@AlcoAdventures]

@ Merry Christmas. As I say. My animals have a great life all but one day

[@RitaMoore-um6dm]

Light. The sun is at the wrong angle and Infra red is low. I had the same problem. Infra red lighting has helped.

[@AlcoAdventures]

@@RitaMoore-um6dm I’ve tried regular light but not the infra red. What kind worked for you? Like a grow light?

[@RitaMoore-um6dm]

@AlcoAdventures like a brooding or heat lamp. I only do this during the coldest three months. I have two older hens that need a little extra care. The others get the blessings.

[@AlcoAdventures]

@@RitaMoore-um6dm I thought you might of meant the heat lamp. If I did that they would never go outside. lol. I force this group to go out and peck. Even on nice days. They’re a weird bunch

[@RitaMoore-um6dm]

@@AlcoAdventures Mine don't want to stay inside even in the rain and snow.

[@foresthomesteadidaho]

Our chickens are not laying either. Maybe 1 egg every 2-3 days. We have 9 hens.

[@bobbalcom2658]

I raise strictly leghorns and nothing else. I've raised chickens for eight years but these ones for three years. My rooster red looks identical to yours. I had the same problem last winter and here's my two cents: First, yes age is into play here as four years is it for a hen in my flock after that, you're guessing whether they are still laying or not so every two years, introduce new hens and band the older ones so you know which is which. After four years they get harvested around my farm. Second, the culprit was rats. I thought I had every inch of my coop sealed up but I eventually found where they were getting in. A 1 inch square hole anywhere is all it takes for them to get in. Once one finds them they go tell the otheres and before you know it you find yourself in this predicament. Funny I'm typing this because I just went and collected 5 out of five today (Christmas). So it's not the cold affecting your chickens as this is a really mild winter or at least here in the PNW. I would highly suspect rats as they're seriously looking for anything edible right now. Put a trail cam aimed at the nest where the chickens can't mess with it and if you don't have that wire your phone up into a corner and put it on record so you can later go back and watch every minute of the nest. Mine lay in the morning so that's what I did and I saw one right after the other sneaking in and no eggs for me that day. That's how I found out the problem. It may not be your problem but I'm thinking it is. I hope this helps in some small way. -Bob

[@AlcoAdventures]

@@bobbalcom2658 thanks for the 2 cents. I appreciate it. These are barnyard mixes and the fertilized eggs were free. I love leghorns. They truly are one of the best layers. I am thinking age. The reason we didn’t add new to the flock is we were also traveling and building in West Virginia (I’m in New Jersey now. It’s nice then freezing then nice) which is why we don’t have other animals. Gonna wait to see where we spend more time. I’ve had rats before they ate the food and I knew I had them. Haven’t had them eat eggs..snakes yes but not rats. I will put a trail camera in today and check it out. You never know and I didn’t think of them eating eggs. Thanks

[@jmjlori]

we have 8 hens and one rooster, and we have been getting one egg every other day from our best layer. we have 3 that are 6 months old and I guess they haven't started laying yet. But it is REALLY STINKING!! my first 6 started laying last year on December 18--one after the other. When two went broody in March, we got a half dozen fertilized eggs that they hatched June 19. One is a rooster (yay!), but since even the Summer, we never got more than 4 a day. They free range, but I have gone hunting to see if they were laying somewhere else. I don't know WHAT to think.

[@AlcoAdventures]

@@jmjlori I’ve had chickens for 20 years and never had I gone weeks without a single egg. The better egg layer breeds help but this is ridiculous. I want my eggs. I’m spoiled now!

[@debbiebakercassel8919]

My better layers molt quickly, get it over with and go back into producing. I incorporate table scraps into their diet. I still get 1 or 2 eggs daily which is ok with me. I choose not to add light because I don't want to wear out my hen prematurely. I don't wash my eggs but store them in the fridge promptly (in cartons with beginning/end laying dates). I will be changing their nesting box a bit as I know that helped increase their production last fall/winter. I also use the deep bedding method to help with warmth. Love that method since I gain beautiful material to use in my garden in addition to making my chickens happy! Good luck!

[@AlcoAdventures]

@ I’d be happy with 1-2. I have scraps daily for them and use pine needles from the yard and this year I did do the deep litter method. I feel it’s easier to do with the pine needles and keeps it smelling fresh. I have a short on it.

[@beebop9808]

Man mine all but stopped for two or three weeks. About 20 laying hens. Another 20 pullets starting to come online anytime now. Just in the past couple of days I've pulled a half dozen a day. Even one of my Ameraucana's has dropped two or three. And they are not among the best layers. Same girl cuz she lays a large bullet shaped egg with a dark blue/green ring around the pointy end. I just wish they would stop making me feel guilty for taking their eggs! hahahaha Nutty birds! Like having plenty of eggs but I don't really care how many they give.

[@AlcoAdventures]

@@beebop9808 I’m hearing a lot have stopped laying. I will be getting new ones. I had an ameraucana. Her name was brownie. She was my favorite. She slept on my porch and would sit on my shoulder as I did chores. She was the one and only chicken in 20 years that was a pet and not to be processed or have to “work”. lol. But I do love these funny little birds

[@beebop9808]

@@AlcoAdventures lol That's awesome. I've got a few that are extra friendly. One boy (Copper Marans) who's mother was my sweetheart until she got herself killed leading a coyote away from her chicks. He'd be perfectly happy to sit in my lap all day long if I'd let him. Got about a dozen Ameraucana's. They are pretty crazy and wild when they're young but every one of them settled down and turned into sweethearts at laying age. Even the boys.

[@AlcoAdventures]

@@beebop9808 yea they do. It’s a good breed

[@robertgeorge1810]

ISA Browns are the best

[@AlcoAdventures]

@@robertgeorge1810 I’ve had those. they are mixed with Rhode Island reds which those and leghorns are really great layers. I’ll be starting with full good breeds in spring and continue to hatch each year