time for a broody hen to get some new chick's in the mixOur layer flock is mostly older hens, a couple ancient bantams, and one young rhode island red. We have 17 in total including the rooster, and we get 6-8 eggs a day during the summer, 3-5 during winter. Most of these birds are several years old, the australorps and bantams are quite old, the rooster is several years old, and most of the RIRs are pretty gold. We got them from a friend who had them for a few years, and he got them from various friends who had had their respective hens for a year or more before giving them away. We have no idea how old they are, but the egg production is just pitiful lol.