The layer chicks which some of you bloggers chipped in for are all doing really well; they are healthy and are enjoying life in their open coops. However, I think they may be enjoying life a little too much and are forgetting to thank us by laying eggs. By this stage we should be at a 90% lay rate (having 40 layers means we should be getting about 36 per day) but we are only getting a maximum of 30% lay rate (I’ll let you do the maths on that one). We are about to initiate a new light schedule for them; according to various chicken scholars a strict lighting regime means a successful laying season. I was able to purchase a light timer when I was “down south” so I will let you know how this goes.
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Hey Andrew I fixed that problem by hanging up a chopping board and knife inside the pen. that took my percentage from 30% to 150% in a day!
Cheers,
Stan