Hi there,
My family and I have 6 chickens - 4 ISA Browns and 2 Easter Eggers. All six are sweet and docile and we are so happy to have them. The ISA Browns are about 5 and half months old and the Easter Eggers are about 3 months old.
I am married with two boys (11 and 13).
So happy to be...
Hi all, I am a fairly new member in the SF Bay Area. I am a wife to a hard working husband and a mom to two crazy boys (4 and 5 years old). Right now I am a SAHM but I have been an embalmer and funeral director for 12 years and expect to go back to it once the boys are in school full-time...
Thanks. If it wasn't so cold out I would happily sit and watch them for hours like I did earlier in the year. I'll figure it out someday:) Thanks so much for your reply.
Thank you so much! That might explain it. I have 5 hens and only one lays white eggs (and she hasn't started laying yet) so I guess I just have to catch them in the act. I appreciate your help.
Does anyone know how long it takes for a hen to lay an egg? I have two chickens who are laying now and I am trying to figure out who is doing the laying. I constantly look out the window to see who is in the nest and I never can catch one in there. Do they just run in and lay in really fast...
Thank you so much for all your replies. I love all the info. I have noticed that some have redder combs than others and I feel more confident that they aren't "lemons". lol.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. I purchased 6 hens all about 3-4 weeks of age less than 3 months ago. One turned out to be a rooster:) We started getting one egg a day two weeks ago. Can't tell who is laying but I feel like they should all be laying by now. I live in Northern...