December 31

3 brown

December 30
1 brown

December 29

2 brown

December 28

2 brown

Production

I'm seeing some cannibalism still.

1-3 brown eggs a day (haven't been documenting daily production well, that will change now that I'm more recovered from injury). Found a clutch of 5 brown and 1 white egg outside of the coop today. At this point all of the chicks from last May should be producing - so:
4 Buff Oppington (Brown)
3 Americauna (Green)
2 White Leghorn (White)

As well as the older hens
2 Barred Rock (Brown)
1 Rhode Island Red (Brown)
3 Americauna (Green)
1 Ancona (White)

16 hens

Days are getting longer. Over next months I expect that 3-6 brown eggs (4 young, 3 older layers), 2-5 green (3+3) and 1-3 white eggs will become the norm.
So 3+2+1 (minimum) to 6+5+3 eggs daily. Peak will likely be in May. Culling stew hens in September, although some Americauna may be culled earlier.

Chicks in May:
2 Barred Rock
2 Rhode Island Red
2 Americauna
2 white leghorn
7 Cornish X
(8 layers, 7 meat birds)

late 2016 flock:
2 Barred Rock (pullets) (cull 2 older)
2 Rhode Island Red (pullets) (cull 1 older)
4 Buff Orpington (18 month hens)
2 Americauna (pullets) (cull 3 older)
3 Americauna (18 month hens)
2 White Leghorn (pullets) cull Ancona
2 White Leghorn (18 month hens)
8 brown layers, 5 green layers, 4 white layers
17 hens

no culling or chicks in 2017.
2018 replace 2015 chicks.

 

December 20

2 brown

December 19
1 brown

December 18
2 brown + 1 brown cannibalized

December 15

3 brown

December 12

2 brown

August 2

1 brown, one brown cannibalized

August 1
1 brown

July 31
1 green

July 30
no eggs

July 29

1 white, 3 brown, 1 green

July 28
1 white, 1 brown

July 27
1 brown cannibalized

July 26

1 green

July 25

at least one brown cannibalized

I removed all the soiled straw from the coop and did not put the ceramic eggs back until new straw was strewn about by the hens. Found at a cannibalized brown egg when I went in the coop to put the ceramic eggs back in the laying area. Laying boxes are needed.

July 24

1 white, 1 brown, 1 green

July 23

1 white, 2 brown, 1 green

July 22

1 white, 2 brown

I purchased some ceramic eggs and placed them in the laying area of the coop - there has been significant cannibalism. Ceramic eggs teach the cannibal hens that eggs are not food - they peck the ceramic egg, it doesn't break and they leave.

July 12

2 brown, 1 green

July 11
no eggs

July 10
1 brown

July 9

1 brown, 1 green

July 8
1 white, 1 green

July 7

1 white, 2 brown, 1 green

July 6

1 brown, 1 green

July 5

1 brown, 1 green

July 4

1 brown

Chicks are being a PITA - they're out of the coop during the day, and don't have the habit of returning to the coop in the evening.

July 3

1 white, 1 green, 1 green cannibalized.

July 2,
1 green cannibalized.