My chickens, as well, don't lay eggs like they used to -- chances are, they are old, or possibly, your chickens are sick. However, the more likely probability is their age. Most chickens stop laying eggs after a few years; or they will lay very few.
Cold weather does effect a hens laying. when the temperature is below 55 degrees or so this can effect a hens production. Mainly though the reduction in hours of daylight causes hens to stop laying. Anything below 14 hours of daylight will cause a hen to stop laying.
Probalay because when they get cold it must be harder on them...
Maybe its too old to lay eggs now or its too cold to lay eggs
No you dont
No, not all hens cackle while laying.
29 million
Layers or Hens.
no. they will lay without a rooster
They shouldn't effect the process of laying eggs. It's always up to the hens attitude for that day.
The hen who is laying will have an inflamed comb. When they stop laying or aren't laying yet, their combs become a pinkish-pale color.
because its a chubnub.
Some farms have 1.5 to 2 million laying hens, producing about 400 million eggs a year. The number of farms with 1 million or more hens, or layers, has increased in the 1990s.