Recent content by FreeRangeGirl

Hello, I was too lazy to read all the responses.... but... I have 22 week olds that just started laying. I have 14 hens and we've gotten 5 eggs in 4 days. I'm sure there's more somewhere in the yard also, but we've found 4 that are actually in the nesting boxes. I'm obviously too lazy to correct...

Hey there! Hen's lay best when the temperature is between 45 and 80 degrees. I do know that they also don't lay as well in the winter, and may even stop, becuase they are so affected by the lack of light. They need about 14 hours a day of daylight. I'm not sure about a heat lamp at night...

$15.89 for layers and $15.08 for corn. That's my only feed store. ahhh, life on an island.

Hey there Wayne, thanks for the advise. We have never had problems with getting them to bed at night. Around eight or so they just head to the coop. We've decided to not let them out until 2pm for a couple days and see if that won't get them used to the boxes. A pen is in the near future... so...

Thank you for the info! There are 14 of them and they don't have a pen, just a house that is 6ft by 6 ft. Won't they be too crammped?

Hello there all, I'm new! My 20 week old black sexlinks are nesting in and under a cedar tree. they have nesting boxes in their house but they won't use them. Can I coax them somehow? they are due to start laying any day.