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Thank you. I think she's pretty. She certainly rules the roost too. I never knew I was going to love having chickens so much.

She has turned out to be one of my favorites. Of course, they are all my favorites! I really love her personality.

Right. She does lay brown eggs. So I knew she couldn't be a leghorn. Thank you so much for your comments.

Okay. I feel stupid, but I can't remember what breed one of my chickens is. She was one of the bigger ones from the get-go. As a chick, she was more yellowish. Now she's all white, nice big red comb, yellow legs/feet, and lays brown eggs. She's very sweet and likes to be held. She's...

Thanks. I appreciate your comments.

I was wondering. I have built three nesting boxes for 8 hens. I assume that's enough, from my research. What happens if they want to all lay at the same time? Do they share a box? If they do, I hope I built them big enough for more than one chicken. Any minimum size requirements for that?

I'm looking back now at when I first got the chicks. They couldn't have been over a week old when I got them. So that means whoever has started laying is only 15 weeks old. Wow. That's pretty early. Hope it's a good thing!

Thank you for the replies!

Okay. I got my first egg yesterday and a second one today. I'm not sure who laid it, but it was brown and very small. I've got Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rock, ISA Brown, Buff Orpington, and Easter Eggers. My question is: Are all first eggs small? I mean it's really pretty small.