You probably all know this rule. All homemade ingredients taste better than bought ones. And the same goes for eggs. But how about eggs in such a winter. Look, pine shavings will help you.
The golden basic rule, when you want to eat well and of good quality, sounds clear. Homemade is always better than from the supermarket. And in the vast majority of cases, it is much healthier to eat high-quality, homemade ingredients. And if this rule applies doubly to anything, it’s eggs. But the hens don’t really want to lay eggs when it’s so cold. So what should you do if you want to make an omelet from homemade eggs even in the cold months? Take a look.
You can find a YouTube video on how to care for chickens during the winter on the Cosmopolitan Cornbread channel:
Source: Youtube
Support of egg laying in winter
If you have a chicken coop with hens at home, you probably know very well that the cold winter months are a really critical time for egg laying. Hens lay very few eggs and also have health problems. So if you want your hens to lay eggs even in winter, follow the following advice. The hens will be healthy, won’t be cold and will lay more eggs for you than ever.
It all starts with proper care of the chicken coop. It’s not so much about the frost itself, it’s more about the fact that the chicken coop must be arranged in the cold season in such a way that there is no moisture in it and that drafts do not enter it. When the hens are in damp and constant cold, this will have a negative effect on their health, and thus also on their egg laying.
First of all, it is important that you thoroughly clean and disinfect the chicken coop. Next, check if there are any holes, cracks and crevices in the chicken coop that would allow drafts to enter the chicken coop. If you find them, don’t hesitate to fix them.
Healthy hens, abundance of eggs
Once you are sure that the chicken coop is clean and properly insulated, you need to find a suitable and, above all, warm bedding for the hens. If you want to provide the hens with a really warm and comfortable place to lay their eggs, pine shavings are ideal. When your hens are warm, they will lay more eggs.
The ideal temperature in the chicken coop should be around 15 to 20 degrees Celsius. In addition to warm bedding, it is therefore not out of the question to purchase heat bulbs for the chicken coop. It is also very important not to forget that you should change the bedding often. And as another thing, it’s good to arrange some light, considering that in the cold months the hen doesn’t get enough of it. Therefore, install, for example, fluorescent lights in the chicken coop.
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