The irony of this amuses me, and I didn't need 11 eggs a day anyway. Still, I hope they'll get back to laying a reasonable number soon. Eggs are expensive, and a good source of protein.
Hens Strike to Protest the Death of Feminism
Since the death of the rooster that my wife thought was harassing the hens with too much sex, the hens are not laying any more eggs. I assume they'll resume at some point -- they don't require a rooster to generate eggs, and usually it's light levels that most affect them on this point. Spring is here, so light levels are increasing; but the egg production, which was as high as 11 a day when the rooster was still about, has dropped to zero.
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Apparently your wife misinterpreted the squawking of the hens as unhappiness. No, no --- they were clucking with satisfaction. May I suggest that you name your next rooster "Stud".
Activity level also affects egg production. Our family ran a large(ish) cage laying hen operation on our farm when I was a kid. We always had cats in the hen houses both to control rodents and because the hens would react to the cats moving around. That encouraged them to eat, and therefore lay more eggs.
Well they’re definitely less active!
When they molt (usually with the change in season), egg production will be light for a few days. They don't always molt all at the same time, but it does happen once in a while.
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