Guinea Hens Stopped Laying in September??

[GuineaMania]

I have 8-ish 5 month old guinea hens that have been laying for a while now, but all the sudden I haven't been getting eggs anymore. I used to get about 5 eggs a day but now I get zero. All of them are acting fine, but I'm wondering why they stopped. Although it's September, temps. are still at about 80-90 degrees so it seems a bit too early to stop laying. Any thoughts?

 

[R2elk]

I have 8-ish 5 month old guinea hens that have been laying for a while now, but all the sudden I haven't been getting eggs anymore. I used to get about 5 eggs a day but now I get zero. All of them are acting fine, but I'm wondering why they stopped. Although it's September, temps. are still at about 80-90 degrees so it seems a bit too early to stop laying. Any thoughts?

They are seasonal layers. It has to do with the amount of daylight hours, not the temperature. My guineas normally were done laying by the middle of September.

 

[GuineaMania]

Makes sense. When will they start laying again?

 

[R2elk]

Makes sense. When will they start laying again?

Mine usually started laying in mid to late April.

 

[GuineaMania]

Thank you, now I know!

 

[SamLockwood]

It's pretty normal in the Northern hemisphere, mine stop later & start earlier than R2Elk's flock but that's probably because I'm a lot farther south.