AllThoseFloofs
In the Brooder
- May 28, 2022
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Hi! I have 7 hens. One Silver Laced Wyandotte, one Barred Rock, one silkie, one mystery chicken-possibly Americana?, (19 weeks), and 3 Olive Eggers (15 weeks). I know the Olive Eggers and Silkie shouldn't be laying quite yet. But, the other four haven't laid one single egg. I'm not necessarily concerned about it, but I'm a first-time chicken owner and want to make sure there's nothing Im doing that's preventing them from laying. They get locked up in their coop at night that has nesting boxes on the ground and up high, and free range in a large fenced in area (that they can easily and safely leave if they want, the fence is mostly for my ducks) during the day. They share their coop with 6 call ducks, but they've never had problems getting along. We haven't had any predator issues since we've had them, and they have crushed oyster shells available to them. Is there anything I could improve?