Egg Production Tracker
Last reviewed on 30 April 2026.
Record how many eggs your hens produce each day and monitor production trends. Enter your flock size below to calculate per‑hen averages.
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Why tracking matters
Egg counts are the most accessible health and management indicator a backyard keeper has. A flock that suddenly drops production by half is telling you something — about feed, light, stress, parasites or a hidden illness — long before any individual bird looks unwell. Without a record, the drop is easy to miss; with a few weeks of daily numbers, the change is obvious. Tracking also lets you spot the difference between normal seasonal variation and a real problem.
What "good" production looks like
Healthy production hens typically lay 4–6 eggs per week during their peak laying season, with rates dropping in winter (short days), during moult (most of autumn for many breeds), and as birds age past their second or third year. A flock of four young hens at peak might give 20–25 eggs a week; the same flock in late autumn might give 5–10. Use the per-hen-per-day average that this tracker calculates as a baseline you can compare against in later weeks rather than against an idealised number.
When a drop is worth investigating
- Sudden drop in 1–3 days with no obvious cause — check for stress (new bird, predator scare, disturbance), water access, and broodiness.
- Gradual decline over a fortnight with normal eating — usually seasonal day length or early moult; the molting guide explains the timeline.
- Drop with off-coloured combs, weight loss, or unusual droppings — treat as a health issue and consult the common diseases guide; the why aren't they laying? guide covers diagnostic steps.
- Drop in soft-shelled or shell-less eggs — often calcium or stress; see the soft-shelled eggs guide.
Privacy
Entries are saved in your own browser. Nothing on this page is sent to a server, and clearing your browser storage will clear the records. Use the CSV download button to keep a copy locally if you want to track a flock over months or years.