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Originally Posted by Baz[_3_]
Since mid October we have had only a few eggs.
Could this be due to some people letting off fireworks and scaring the
chickens?
We didnt have this problem last year.
There is no evidence of mites, but the chickens are quiet and seem
lethargic.
We changed their feed in September as last year to include wheat, as we
cannot obviously feed them exclusively on the diet of scraps from the table
and garden.
Baz
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I don't know whether it's completely due to the fireworks but you never know, it could scare them a lot, I should imagine those loud noises do when the poor chickens don't know what it is or it's coming from... However, I think it's because of the length of day..
Hens are very sensitive to the length of day, and particularly to the direction in which day length is changing, when it comes to laying eggs. Declining day lengths discourage the production of the eggs.