I have five hens, and four of them haven't layed all summer. They are free range, but I'm pretty sure they aren't hiding their eggs because when I shut them in the coop for a few days I still only get one egg a day. They are only a year and a half old, and they were laying fine all through the...
My hens have layed really well all winter, but ever since it started getting warmer they layed less and less. I'm thinking maybe since they only started laying last fall they're having a slow period in the spring instead of winter?
my chickens have just started laying, so we put a nest box in their coop. I've read that you can put golf balls in the nest box to encourage hens to lay there, but the golf balls are white, and my hen's eggs are very dark brown. does that matter?