{"id":614118,"date":"2023-02-01T11:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T11:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/?p=614118"},"modified":"2023-02-01T12:22:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T12:22:38","slug":"backyard-flock-egg-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/news\/backyard-flock-egg-production","title":{"rendered":"Backyard flock egg production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, you just got your own flock of chickens! Or maybe you&#8217;re just thinking about starting your own flock, but you need to know more about egg production and what they need from you, to be good laying hens. Here is some information on how to ensure you are giving your laying hens a good environment to do their job! When should they start laying eggs and how can I keep them laying? If you got them as chicks, they should start laying around 16-24 weeks of age. This is also dependent upon environmental conditions and breed. Chickens need around 14-16 hours of light per day to produce eggs, which is an issue during the fall and winter months. You have the option to give your hens a break in those months, as laying will decrease or even cease, or you can supplement with a light source to ensure they continue to lay eggs. Also, when the days are getting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, you just got your own flock of chickens! Or maybe you&#8217;re just thinking about starting your own flock, but you need to know more abou<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[108,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-614118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=614118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/614118\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=614118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=614118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omni48.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=614118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}