Hmm, sounds like you're getting close. I would just give it a bit more time... trust me, I know how difficult that can be. I can be extremely impatient You're almost there!
If you act like you're going to pick up one of your nonlaying birds, does it squat for you?
I have an australorp, gold laced wyandotte and easter egger as well! Great choice! My easter egger is my only non-laying bird left. She's a patient little thing, unfortunately I am not
Are your birds squatting? Are their combs turning a brighter red yet?
About 4 days ago, I noticed my EE seemed a little quieter than normal. She is the personality of the flock, and my favorite little fluff ball. Every time I open the back door, I know what her day consisted of. But these last few days she's been trying to talk to me, and all I get it a very airy...
The coop
My Australorp
Easter Egger
Gold laced Wyandotte (my only layer so far)
Their current chicken feed (I started using laying feed no more than a month ago)
Nutritional facts
They love eating cantaloupe seeds, which I often provide for them probably once weekly. They also enjoy...
My GLW is my only laying chicken, so finding any egg is exciting. Today she laid her normal early morning egg, probably around 8 or 9. I got home from work and let them out around 3pm. TWO HOURS LATER, she's acting like she has to poop but can't so I watch her and within a minute or two, out...
Voila! My three little backyard chicken babies! They are 26ish weeks.
(Middle) Dwayne is my GLW. She is my first laying chicken... ever! She is my quietest chicken and absolutely hates to be held.
My EE is on the left, leaving my australorp, on the right. Their names will be Thing 1 and Thing...
I came home about a week ago to find my gold laced wyandotte's comb slightly bloody. I'm pretty sure it got caught on the wire around the coop but it looked like it was cut all the way down, as if you were slicing a cake. It took a few days, but it seemed to be scabbing up and healing on its...