What needs to be done early so that chickens lay in winter – Various

One of the reasons why chickens may not lay in winter

The price of chicken eggs in Ukraine has risen to a record high. Among the reasons — due to hostilities, the number of chickens decreased, the cost of production increased, problems with logistics were added, and others.

So the hosts. who keep chickens, are worried about how to make the chickens lay even in the cold season. There is a misconception that chickens are simply unable to lay eggs in winter. This is only partly true, as winter is the molting period of birds. The reason why chickens do not lay eggs in winter is most often their poor nutrition and improper maintenance.

Among the important reasons why chickens do not lay well in winter, or do not lay at all, according to farmer Tetyana Rybachenko, is the short daylight hours. The specialist noted that this applies to birds that are constantly in the chicken coop and do not have a daytime walk. By…