Water is the first nutrient a layer hen consumes every morning and the last she consumes before the lights go out. It is the medium through which every metabolic reaction…
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A commercial layer hen carries the genetic potential for 320–330 eggs in a 72-week laying cycle. Most flocks produce 270–290. The gap between genetic potential and actual production has many…
At Otto’s Farms, we track shell quality as a revenue metric, not a welfare indicator. A cracked shell is not just a compromised egg; it is a lost sale, a…
Every laying hen that produces 300+ eggs in a 52-week cycle started somewhere. She started in the first 48 hours of brooding — a window so biologically critical that mistakes…
An egg contains approximately 2.0–2.2 grams of calcium — almost all of it in the shell. A laying hen producing 300 eggs over a 52-week cycle deposits more than 600…
There is a precise moment in pullet production when the nutritional program must change — not gradually, not eventually, but on a defined timeline tied to the bird’s reproductive biology.…
A pullet that reaches the laying house without adequate immune protection is not a productive asset. She is a liability — one disease challenge away from a mortality event, a…
Point of lay is not a date on a calendar. It is a biological state — a convergence of skeletal maturity, reproductive tract development, hormonal readiness, and behavioral change that…
Feather pecking and cannibalism kill more layer hens in commercial production than most diagnosed diseases. In high-density housing — cage-free barns, aviaries, and deep-litter floor systems — a single cannibalism…
Published: April 12, 2026 | By: Otto’s Farms Editorial | Read time: 6 min The Iran-U.S. ceasefire may have quieted the guns, but the fallout for the world’s food…