So my mixed flock as reached 20 weeks and we've been blessed with two eggs this week. Both eggs were white in color so I assume they came from my white leg horns. I've been removing the eggs as soon as a find them but I've had one fake easter egg in each box to encourage the other four birds who haven't layed yet to lay in the boxes. Today my RIR has been making a ton of noise. So I went out to check on her and shes running in and out of the coup. I thought she layed an egg. Alas when i checked the box no egg. Now my RIR has spent the last hour sitting in the box on the fake egg. Shes made a nice little nest out of the pine and has even added feathers. Shes yelling at the other birds when they come near her. Is she just getting ready to lay her first? Is she going broody over the fake egg? Should I just leave her for now? Advice please.
