I was amazed by the early start of eggs this year. Silver, Snow and Red all laid on the 5th January. They then missed a day and all three laid again on the 7th January. That was five days ago and they haven’t laid since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wonder what triggered all three to lay at the same time on those two days and yet not since then. I don’t mind the girls not laying yet as it’s very early in the year but I just find it odd that all three laid at the same time then stopped. It’s as if they are somehow synchronised. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I feel sure that as we get longer days and hopefully warmer days egg laying will begin in earnest. Silver has been erratic with her laying so I am sure she will start again soon and Red and Snow are good layers once they get going. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We had half a pot of yogurt left over from last night’s dinner so it became a treat for the girls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I was amazed by the early start of eggs this year. Silver, Snow and Red all laid on the 5th January. They then missed a day and all three laid again on the 7th January. That was five days ago … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/yogurt.jpg\")
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