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They are not free ranged. They have an 8x8 coop and a 10x20 run made from dog lot panels covered in hardware cloth and a tightly woven shade cloth over the top. It is very secure! They have a six hole next box in the coop and there is no where they could hide eggs. The Australorp lays a bigger...

I am in North Carolina.

I have two Speckled Sussex hens and one Black Australorp hen that were hatched late February 2022. They started laying at about 5 months old and were laying regularly until late April this year, then they all stopped laying. The Australorp is now laying 2-3 eggs a week, but the Sussex hens still...