Why don't hens lay eggs in summer

Hens don't lay eggs in summer for many reasons:

It is a common phenomenon that hens don't lay eggs when the weather is over 30 degrees.

Hens are old and must be eliminated. In general, the number of eggs laid by hens in the second year is reduced by more than 20% compared with the previous year. If hens reach the age limit, they can't lay eggs and must be eliminated.

Due to the lack of water, many chicken farmers neglect to give their chickens water. If there is water shortage for one day in hot season, hens will stop laying eggs the next day. The shutdown caused by water shortage has a great impact. Even if the chickens are replenished with water in time the next day and the hens stop laying eggs, it will take 10- 15 days to return to normal. So hens should pay attention to give their chickens enough water, and don't give them water in winter.

If it's the temperature, we can adjust it like this:

Hot weather prevents hens from laying eggs: summer is very hot, chickens lack sweat glands and have thick feathers. They mainly rely on respiratory evaporation and drinking water excretion to release their body temperature. If the ambient temperature is too high, breathing is accelerated, drinking water is increased, and appetite is decreased, so that spawning is reduced or stopped. In hot summer, we should pay attention to cooling and heatstroke prevention. Generally, trees are planted around the henhouse to reduce solar radiation heat and increase ventilation intensity, and water is sprayed in the henhouse or on the roof. Free-range laying hens in rural areas can eat drinking water when the weather is cool in the morning, and turn on the light to feed and drink water at 3-4 am, so that chickens can eat half of the total intake in one day. Scattered feeding during the day can induce laying hens to collect more food during the day.