Light Sussex - how often should they lay eggs

[kt.]

I have 3 ISA browns and 3 light sussex hens.  I am  getting a 4-5 eggs total per week from all 3.  Prior to purchase I was told they were good layers.  Disappointed so far,  after 3 months laying.

[kt.]

[Aden Roller]

Sorry for poking my beak in as I know almost nothing about chickens but love the look of them...  ::) what a shame there aren't more photos about to add an extra bit of interest...Sussex Lights!!

Best of luck with increasing the laying.
They should have settled in by now and I guess you're giving them the recommended diet.

Do they have a particular season in which laying reaches a peak?
Fat lot of help I am.  :-X

[pumkinlover]

Usually a bad time, are they moulting, this uses most of the protein so they do not have enough to make eggs?

[grannyjanny]

Our experience of poor layers is over an 18 month period. We bought 4 Plymouth Rock bantams in March last year which are supposed to lay approx 160 each per year. By September last year I was so disappointed with performance that I got 2 Speckeldy's & they have laid almost without fail. Just the odd day when one doesn't lay & August came & no more from PRs.
I have now accepted the other 4 as ornaments ;) ;D who occasionally give us a lovely treat.

[sunloving]

Hi I keep light and silver sussex bantams.
My silvers lay every day with around 2 three week breaks each year for moulting and broody. My light sussex was the runt of a litter with a demic eye and splayed toes but still lays an egg every other day.

I would try as suggested above to give them a bit more protien. Goodlife gaves us a great tip and that was dog food - I use the dry kind soaked in hot water and they love it. It seems to help both with regularl laying but they make larger eggs to. Just keep an eye out for them getting egg bound.

The thing with the light sussexs i think gos back to the fact that they were duel purpose birds. My light has well defined breast meat whereas the silvers are much more boney at the front.

Good luck if thye dont perfomr you can always eat them!
x sunloving

[kt.]

I have kept hens for over 7 years now,  Bantams, black rocks and white leghorns were previous breeds.  The best by far were the white leghorns - huge white eggs daily for over 3 years.  if the others don't pick up they will be getting replaced for trusted leghorns

[Aden Roller]

Good luck if they dont perform you can always eat them!
x sunloving

Tell them that!! They'll soon be laying.

It worked on my plum trees: "This is your last chance. Come up with a decent crop or it's the axe!"

I picked literally bucket loads.  ;D

[Mr Smith]

Light Sussex one of my favorite breeds of poultry, but if I was going for egg production alone it would have to be one of the Hybrid crosses or even ex battery hens, :)

[David K]

I've had 4 copper star hybrid pullets for about a month now. They were laying fine until the onset of the recent hot wether, now they're down to one egg a day.

No change to their layers mash/corn diet and they're not moulting.....anyone know if hot weather does affect egg laying?