Just an update - I gather the eggs in the morning and after work. Sometimes there is an egg in the morning, but usually they are all laid after 7 am and I gather them after work. On weekends I find that they usually all lay by noon.
I have been using the eggs. Breaking them individually into...
One of my hens went broody and I found her sitting on a clutch of eggs. She has not been sitting long, 2 days max. I went to gather eggs on Sunday and she was in the nest box so I didn't bother her - figured that i would gather them later, but forgot. Then Monday when I went to gather eggs I...