Warning: hit 50 eggs from one hen in 30 days and it caught me off guard

I thought my new Buff Orpington was just a good layer, but I started counting after she laid twice in one day last month. She hit exactly 50 eggs in 30 days, which is way above the usual 4-5 per week for her breed. I had to double check my calendar and egg basket to make sure I wasn't messing up the count. Turns out she's getting extra oyster shell from a local feed store that I switched to in July, and it's really boosted her production. Anyone else had a hen suddenly hit a crazy high number like that?

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rowan84918d ago

Not sure if that oyster shell is actually the reason. 50 eggs in 30 days is beyond what any supplement alone can do, that's more like a genetic fluke or she's double laying somehow. Even the best layer breeds top out around 300 eggs a year, which is 25 a month. You're getting double that from a bird that's supposed to lay 4-5 a week. Something else has to be going on with that hen's cycles or your counting method, maybe a hidden nest somewhere you're not finding.

blakem8218d ago

Hidden nest with a second hen sneaking eggs in.