When do you think the hen lays her eggs?? Poll Question !

[Ring0Neck]

When do you think the hen lays her eggs?? Choose which you think is the correct answer.

**** PS: nobody can see which way you voted or that you voted, so don't be shy.




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[Ring0Neck]

A somewhat predictable pattern begins to emerge


Obviously unobvious


Vote what you think it is , then do a test

Check nestbox anytime before 2pm & do another check after sunset just before getting too dark to go in there.
share your findings with us.



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[Chienderace]

I have only one hen that lays before 2 pm, all the rest have laid late afternoon, around 5 pm or later. This seems to apply to all the different varieties that I breed, lovebirds and Greencheeks as well as the Ringnecks.

[Johan S]

I do two inspections almost every day from mid July to end of August (then the excitement wears off a bit); one with the morning feed and one with the late afternoon feed. And I find that mine lay equally during the day and night sessions. Would be interesting what others have seen .

[Ring0Neck]

I can say that my pairs that i checked laid late evening.
Although, the few that double clutched started to understand the rutine and were waiting for me to go through and then go in the box. so i had to do a third check to make sure that the eggs is and was there.