Depends on the chickin. I have 1 RIR and 1 white leghorn. They will lay in morning (7 am) one day, 10am the next, 3pm the next, and/or skip a day.
I think it is when the mood strikes them!
I think it was Mark Twain that something like this..."when they turn 13 put them in a barrel with a hole in the side, when they turn 16 plug the hole".... my apologies to Mark Twain.
I am new to having chickens for eggs as this is my first time and my first winter with them in south east coastal South Carolina. We missed the snow, got a few flakes, but temp drop into mid 20's at night. I was concerned about how well chickens tolerate the cold, I notice that the wild birds...