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Stimulating hen to lay more eggs in winter season Trace elements like iodized potassium (10 mg/week/hen) are also fed. More fodder (5 times/day) mixed with boiled pumpkin (in spring season, 4gm/day/hen) is fed and warm water is provided for drinking. This way has been reported to stimulate 15% more egg production.

An increase in day length is a key driver to encouraging hens to lay eggs. To do their best work, laying hens prefer at least 16 hours of light and 8 hours of dark. If your hen reaches 18 weeks of age during the fall or winter when daylight hours are shorter, then consider adding supplemental light to the coop.

Keeping the chicken coop around 40-90 degrees F with soft, clean places to nest is ideal for your hens. Keep Their Space Clean. A consistently clean coop has endless benefits. ... Be Vigilant Against Parasites. ... Let Your Chickens Free-range. ... Add More Light. ... Feed Them a Balanced Diet. ... Supplement Calcium.

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A hen can manage to cover and keep warm approximately 12 eggs proportionate to her size, meaning: if she is a bantam, it is reasonable to expect that she can care for 12 bantam sized eggs, fewer if the eggs are from a larger hen.

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Just before the hen lays her egg, she stands up a bit in the nest, holding a squatting position, and the egg flips around so that it's laid blunt end first. This makes for a better landing, more surface area for cushioning and less likelihood of the egg being broken as it exits the hen's body.

When do hens begin to lay eggs? During ideal day length (14-16 hours of light) and with adequate nutrition, housing, and management, hens (depending on breed) should begin producing eggs when they are18- 22 weeks old.

8 Ways to Make Your Chickens Lay More Eggs Choose the right breeds. ... Give your hens a good quality feed. ... Minimise stress. ... Give them plenty of calcium. ... Provide fresh water. ... Keep parasites at bay. ... Keep the chicken coop clean. ... Provide more space.

Keep eggs facing upside-down in the carton. It's common for us to consider the pointed side of the egg as the top and the larger, more rounded side as the bottom. However, the next time you buy a carton of eggs, look at how they're oriented ? they should be round side up, pointed side down.